Defer the tax.
Stay invested in real estate.
Baker 1031 Investments gives accredited investors independent access to institutional 1031-eligible strategies: DSTs, 721 exchanges, and more. Every option is evaluated around your exchange, never an in-house product.
1 — Cumulative investors reached across transactional work and educational outreach over Jerry's career and the platforms he has worked with. An internal estimate, not an audited count.
2 — The combined reported assets under management of sponsors whose programs have been available through the platform, per sponsor reports. Not assets managed by Baker 1031.
3 — Total transaction value of real estate in which Jerry has participated across institutional and brokerage roles. A measure of experience, not investor returns.
These figures provide context; they are not performance claims and no figure implies future results.
I'm Jerry Baker. Baker 1031 is my firm — independent and founder-led. You work directly with me, and your exchange always comes before any product.
Access across established institutional sponsors
Six strategies, in plain English.
Each has its own structure, timeline, and trade-offs. The honest one-line version of each is below. We go deeper in the context of your exchange.
Plain English, before anything else
Every strategy on this list is a private security: illiquid, long-hold, for accredited investors only, and capable of losing principal. Distributions are not guaranteed and can change. If you may need this capital back within a few years, most of these are the wrong tool, and I'll tell you so. The right fit depends on your exchange, your income needs, and your tolerance for a long hold.
Underwritten first. Shown second.
Before an offering reaches you, I take it apart the way an investment committee would. If the real estate doesn't make sense, the rest of the deal doesn't either.
THE REAL ESTATE
1980s-vintage asset in an infill submarket; capital-expenditure history inconsistent with the sponsor's projection.
THE RENT ROLL
Top tenant is 31% of income, with a lease expiring inside the projected hold period.
THE DEBT
Interest-only through year five; refinancing assumptions rely on exit rates below today's.
Like you, I'm results-oriented.
A full-cycle result tells the whole story: hold period, reported average annual return, and total equity outcome at the liquidity event.
It's nice to meet you. I'm Jerry Baker.
Baker 1031 Investments is a founder-led, boutique real estate securities brokerage for individual investors navigating a consequential 1031 exchange. Before we review a single offering, I want to understand the property you're selling, your exchange calendar, your expected equity and debt, and the role the proceeds need to play for your family.
My perspective comes from more than a decade in institutional real estate across acquisitions, underwriting, financing, and redevelopment — I’ve participated in more than $10 billion of real estate transactions — built on a 60-year family legacy in the business. In 2026, GlobeSt. named me one of CRE's Aspiring Leaders, recognizing commercial real estate professionals under 40.
Who I'm for, and who I'm not.
A boutique firm works because it's selective in both directions. If we're not the right fit, I'll say so on the first call and point you somewhere better.
A strong fit
Probably not the right fit
A simple process, built around your exchange.
Meet with me
Request access, then begin with a conversation about your sale, timeline, priorities, and the outcome you want from the exchange.
Review opportunities together
Consider the strategies and offerings that merit attention across sponsors, asset classes, and structures, always in the context of your needs.
Move forward with confidence
When an opportunity fits, I keep the decision-making, sponsor coordination, and conversations with your other professionals aligned.
Ask me the hard ones first.
From how I'm paid to strategy selection, diversification, liquidity, and exchange timing, these are the practical questions I want you to feel comfortable asking before we work together.
