DiversyFund

DiversyFund: fixed-income investing backed by institutional multifamily real estate

DiversyFund is a private-market investment platform that structures and manages fixed-income offerings backed by institutional multifamily real estate. The firm has operated since 2016 under SEC Regulation A+ and targets capital allocators seeking defined terms, disciplined operations, and professional reporting. Its approach combines institutional discipline with defined-duration vehicles and quarterly distributions.

Investment model and offering structure

The platform designs each offering under a consistent operating standard, regardless of asset class. Before subscription, the terms, risks, and the conditions under which the structure works and does not work are documented. Time horizons are measured in years and cycles, and investor reports are delivered on a fixed cadence. When a subscription assumption changes, both the previous assumption and the current one are reported. This standard applies in calm conditions as well as difficult ones.

The current featured offering is the Distressed Income Fund, a structured income vehicle. Preferred equity and Units are also offered under the Reg D 506(c) exemption. Opportunities are backed by multifamily real estate and terms and ranges are disclosed per offering. Availability and details may vary by eligibility and jurisdiction.

Track record and operating scale

Since 2016, DiversyFund has acquired more than $300 million in real estate, operating more than 20 properties and attracting more than 28,000 investors. The firm has operated under SEC Regulation A+ since 2016 and has more than 1,000 syndicated transactions in predecessor vehicles. The founding team has operated through three full real estate market cycles: the late-1990s contraction, the 2008 crisis, and the 2020 crisis. The underwriting, duration design, documentation, and reporting practices used today come from that experience.

Investor profile and access

The platform is designed for capital allocators investing between $100,000 and $1 million who expect defined terms, disciplined operations, and professional reporting. Accredited investors can review current opportunities and undergo an eligibility review. DiversyFund offers a guide to investing in private real estate within a self-directed IRA, which explains custodian mechanics, funding paths, and the considerations for determining whether the structure fits the capital. The guide is a free educational document and does not constitute investment, tax, or legal advice.

Operating principles

The firm applies five principles without exception, which govern communication, reporting, and the operation of the business. These principles precede any individual transaction and hold across market cycles:

• Name the cost before the frame: when a development affects investor capital, the cost to investors is named first.
• State the facts without rhetorical work: reports lead with the fact and the framing follows. No survivorship comparisons, headline performance language, or forward-promise constructions are used.
• Promise actions, not outcomes: returns, market direction, and recovery timelines are outside the firm's control and are not promised. Specific actions are committed to, such as a document on a date, a call within a timeframe, or a number reported on a cadence.
• Concede small points without hesitation: when the firm is wrong, it says so clearly and shows both the previous assumption and the current one, removing compensating explanations.
• Speak in years, not quarters: private markets are long-duration and narrative communications are measured in years and cycles. The quarterly frame is reserved for reporting cadence.

Operating history

The founding team began structuring private-market investment vehicles in the late 1990s. Between 2004 and 2015, it completed more than one thousand syndicated transactions in residential, multifamily, and commercial real estate, with parallel work in corporate law and institutional fund management. In 2016, DiversyFund was formed and qualified by the SEC under Regulation A+, opening capital to a broader investor base under the same documentation standards used by institutional allocators. Between 2018 and 2023, the firm acquired and operated more than $300 million in multifamily real estate across more than 20 properties. Today it maintains multiple active offerings in real estate and adjacent private markets, an ongoing acquisition pipeline, and a Premier program for accredited allocators.

Founding team

The founding team has operated through three full real estate market cycles. Craig Cecilio is co-founder and chief executive officer, based in San Diego, California. The team's experience in capital raising and institutional management underpins the underwriting, duration design, documentation, and reporting standards the platform applies.