About Baker 1031
A Firm Built For Family. A Partnership Designed For You.
About Baker 1031 Investments
Ethics, Transparency, and Expertise
Baker 1031 Investments LLC is a real estate securities investment broker, focused on investment solutions for real estate investors in 1031 exchanges. 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.
The Owner's Name Is On The Door
In an era of faceless organizations owned by other equally faceless organizations, Baker 1031 Investments LLC harks 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 individual real estate investors use their 1031 exchange proceeds to build diversified portfolios of institutional 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. What he found was a collection of investment products and strategies 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.
Meet Jerry Baker
Gerald F. Baker, III
Gerald F. "Jerry" Baker, III is the founder of Baker 1031 Investments, a firm built from firsthand experience navigating the intersection of institutional finance and generational family real estate. Before launching the company, Jerry spent over a decade on Wall Street, working with real estate private equity and hedge funds. Throughout his career, he was directly involved in more than $10 billion in real estate transactions, spanning global portfolios and complex investment strategies.
Jerry holds a dual degree from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he studied Computational and Mathematical Finance (Applied Mathematics in Finance) and Business Analytics (Applied Statistics). His academic background gave him a deep understanding of data-driven decision-making—an edge he carried into institutional real estate and now applies to client portfolios at Baker 1031 Investments.
That blend of Wall Street experience, analytical training, and real-world investing led him to create Baker 1031 Properties—a firm designed to offer institutional-quality real estate solutions with the clarity, transparency, and respect individual investors deserve. Like the generations before him, Jerry is driven by a deep commitment to long-term relationships, commonsense investing, and helping families preserve and grow their wealth.
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Baker 1031 Investments LLC is a real estate securities investment broker, focused on investment solutions for real estate investors in 1031 exchanges. 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 nearly 30% of sophisticated real estate investors. ¹
The information herein has been prepared for educational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase or sell securitized real estate investments. Such offers are only made through the Sponsor’s Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) which is solely available to accredited investors and accredited entities. DST 1031 properties are only available to accredited investors (generally described as having a net worth of over $1 million dollars exclusive of primary residence) and accredited entities only. If you are unsure if you are an accredited investor and/or an accredited entity, please verify with your CPA and Attorney.
There are material risks associated with investing in DST properties and real estate securities including liquidity, tenant vacancies, general market conditions and competition, lack of operating history, interest rate risks, the risk of new supply coming to market and softening rental rates, general risks of owning/operating commercial and multifamily properties, short term leases associated with multi-family properties, financing risks, potentially adverse tax consequences, general economic risks, development risks, long hold periods, and potential loss of the entire investment principal. Potential cash flows/returns/appreciation are not guaranteed and could be lower than anticipated.
Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. It is a method used to help manage investment risk. Because investor situations and objectives vary this information is not intended to indicate suitability for any particular investor. This material is not to be interpreted as tax or legal advice. Please speak with your own tax and legal advisors for advice/guidance regarding your particular situation.
Securities offered through Aurora Securities, Inc. (ASI), member FINRA/SIPC. Baker 1031 Investments (Baker 1031) is independent of ASI. To access Aurora Securities’ Form Customer Relationship Summary (CRS), please click HERE. Baker 1031 Investments, Jerry Baker, and (ASI) do not offer legal or tax advice. Please consult the appropriate professional regarding your individual circumstances.
Client examples are hypothetical and for illustration purposes only. Individual results may vary.
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¹ The statement that "Nearly 30% of all experienced real estate investors " is a market share estimate derived from an analysis of third-party market data as of October 2025, representing the proportional relationship between the Baker 1031 Investment investor database and an estimated total market of active real estate investors; this estimate is based on Crexi reporting a 2,000,000 user base, 80% of whom are assumed not to be agents/brokers, and 42% of activity dedicated to investment sales, from which a conservative assumption excludes 15.7% as non-investor service providers (e.g., appraisers, lenders), resulting in an estimated active investor market of 566,664; as the Baker 1031 Investment database comprises over 170,000 individuals or entities, this figure represents 30.00% of the estimated market.
The figures and calculations provided constitute a market share estimate based on unverified third-party data and internal assumptions utilized to define the estimated market; Baker 1031 Investment has not independently verified the accuracy of the underlying data, and the term "experienced real estate investors" is defined exclusively by this methodology and its internal assumptions. This communication is not a guarantee of future results, a testimonial, or a statement of performance for any investment product or service, and its accuracy is subject to the inherent limitations of the underlying data and the validity of the internal exclusion assumptions.
² ³ ⁴ ⁵ The calculated platform averages presented reflect a statistical average of data provided by the specific investment sponsors listed here. The figures used in these averages are collected from self-reported statistics provided directly by the respective firms within their Private Placement Memorandums (PPMs). This information is provided solely for illustrative and educational purposes and is not intended to serve as the basis for any investment decision, nor does it constitute investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. All data presented is as of November 6, 2025. Due to the nature of self-reporting, the data presented may be incomplete, unverified, or subject to correction, and we make no representation or warranty as to its accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. Past performance is not indicative of future results, and all investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. The platform average represents a limited sample, and results from individual sponsors may vary materially. For complete underlying data, data from other investment sponsors, and/or additional detail, please contact us directly. The selection of results shown are a small fraction of the total amount of realized investments and are not guarantees of future results. There are often differences between the performance results and the actual results shown and other investments' outcomes. Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) investments are subject to volatility and loss of investor principal.
⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² Baker 1031 Investments performance data per disclosure points 2 through 5, above. S&P 500 data per St. Louis FRED, all-time average S&P 500 data. “Low Fee” DST data per Origin Investments Growth Fund III, accessed November 6, 2025. Privately Owned Real Estate data per Fundrise, accessed November 6, 2025. Other DST Firms data per Inland historical returns, accessed November 6, 2025. Institutional Real Estate per Invesco Active U.S. Real Estate ETF accessed November 6, 2025. Real Estate Crowdfunding data per Fundrise, accessed November 6, 2025.