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Accredited Investor: $1M Asset Rule #shorts

16 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, the speaker explains the $1 million asset requirement to qualify as an accredited investor, emphasizing that the value of one's personal residence does not count toward the threshold. He lists various types of assets that can satisfy the rule—including cars, businesses, real‑estate investments, 401(k) accounts, cryptocurrency, fiat holdings, and even niche items like gumball machines. The speaker then offers a practical, informal tip: obtain a CPA‑signed accreditation letter through a low‑cost service on Fiverr for about $45, positioning this as a quick way to meet the paperwork requirement.

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Are you in the deal room? Investors, you own $1 million in assets, not including your private house, not your house, not including your personal residence. Sadly, your house don't mean your net worth. $1 million. Ready for this? Unless you lease the home you live in from the company that owns it that you are the president of. Oh, that's a good idea. We'll squirrel into that. Right. So we'll just keep this simple for right now. $1 million in assets. What does this mean? Cars, businesses, real estate investments, real estate, and 401(k) investments, gumball machines. Meaning like if you own $1 million in crypto, fiat, you are an accredited investor. What you do now is you go and get a CPA on Fiverr to write you a letter and say, yep, you are. I'm not joking. Really? Go to Fiverr and you can get your accredited investor paperwork for $45. Wow. Okay. Number 2.