About Baker 1031 Investments
Baker 1031 Investments is a San Francisco-based brokerage. We help accredited investors find 1031 exchange and DST properties. Our goal is to make institutional real estate simple for families.
Baker 1031 Investments’ San Francisco, CA Headquarters
Firm Overview
Baker 1031 Investments LLC is a registered real estate securities broker specializing in 1031 exchange solutions — including Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs), 721 exchanges, and oil & gas investments. As a result of the firm's focus on providing custom investment solutions to their clients, Baker 1031 Investments is the chosen investment firm by 30% of sophisticated real estate investors.
Baker 1031 Investments' superior service is made possible by a sophisticated broker-dealer staff backed by some of the securities industry's most experienced professionals. It is underpinned by the personal commitment of founder Gerald F. "Jerry" Baker, III. His dedication to providing quality investments and transactions has enabled the firm to become a first choice for many real estate investors. Baker 1031 Investments is a registered US securities broker regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Firm’s Founder, Gerald F. “Jerry” Baker, III
The Owner's Name Is On The Door
In an era of faceless organizations owned by other equally faceless organizations, Baker 1031 Investments LLC harkens back to an earlier era in the financial world: The owner's name is on the door. Clients know that Gerald F. "Jerry" Baker, III has a personal interest in maintaining the unblemished record of value, fair-dealing, and high ethical standards that has always been the firm's hallmark.
Baker 1031 Investments is a real estate investment advisory firm, dedicated to helping accredited real estate investors use 1031 exchange proceeds to build diversified portfolios of institutional-grade properties, customized to their financial goals and needs.
Jerry Baker founded the firm out of necessity, as a result of his own desire to bring institutional investment strategies to his family's own real estate portfolio. He discovered a range of institutional-quality investment vehicles that offered individuals the opportunity to leverage the same advantages as institutional investors.
The problem? A lack of access to these investments, knowledgeable experts to assist, and the ability to customize the offerings to meet your needs. We invite you to learn more about our story, experience how we are different, and discover the difference for yourself.
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Estimates of "250,000 investors" and "30% market share" are derived from an October 2025 analysis of third-party data. The active investor market (estimated at 566,664) was calculated using Crexi’s 2M user base, filtered to exclude agents, brokers, and service providers, and limited to users active in investment sales. Comparing the Baker 1031 database of 255,000+ entities against this adjusted total results in a 30% market penetration estimate.