Tommy DobczykOpportunity Zone Advisor, OZ Wizard · Director of Development | Certified Opportunity Zone Advisor

Become an Accredited Investor: The $1 Million Secret #shorts

16 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this short, the speaker explains the basic requirements to qualify as an accredited investor in the United States. The key criterion is having at least $1 million in assets, excluding the primary residence. He lists examples of qualifying assets—cars, businesses, real‑estate investments, 401(k) accounts, crypto, and even quirky items like gumball machines. He then offers a practical shortcut: hiring a CPA on Fiverr for around $45 to produce a verification letter confirming accredited‑investor status. The tone is informal, conversational, and slightly humorous, aimed at quickly informing viewers how to meet the accreditation threshold and obtain the necessary documentation.

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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? Or 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.