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Gray Cardiff

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Nov 15, 2011 → Oct 11, 2019

6deals (issuers)
$4.03Mreported sold
74investors
14Form D filings
2011–2019years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Gray Cardiff is listed as an executive officer and director on 14 SEC Form D filings by 6 issuers between Sep 2009 and Oct 2019. Largest by amount reported sold: SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC (Danville, CA — commercial — 2011–2017; $3.78M reported sold to 43 investors), Sound Advice Diversified Growth Fund, LLC (Danville, CA — pooled investment fund — 2015; $250K reported sold to 1 investors), CHICAGO SELF STORAGE III LLC (Danville, CA — commercial — 2019), Chicago Self Storage, LLC (Danville, CA — commercial — 2010–2018; 30 investors reported), West L.A. Self Storage, LLC (Danville, CA — commercial — 2010) and 1 more (all listed below).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 6 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 10 years. Across those companies the filings report $4.03M sold in total.

Listed alongside Clark John Mason (1 shared filing).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Gray. Each name links to their own page.

All 6 issuers belong to the sponsor group Chicago Self Storage (6 issuers, $290K reported sold, 2009–2019).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Chicago Self Storage has 6 companies on file and $290K reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 14 public filings for Gray Cardiff and found 12 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: 780% of the money raised went to insiders; 40% of the money raised went to insiders; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

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Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Gray Cardiff..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

12 differences found between the filings for Gray Cardiff — 3 worth asking about (compared 14 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jun 25, 2010 – May 9, 2016

Bankruptcy case: Sundance Self-Storage-El Dorado LP — filed Jun 25, 2010

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California docket "Sundance Self-Storage-El Dorado LP" filed Jun 25, 2010, closed May 9, 2016. SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC (related issuer) is listed as Party ("Sundance Self-Storage-El Dorado LP"). Our match estimate: 60%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California ↗SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 23, 2010 – Nov 1, 2011

Bankruptcy case: Ripon Self Storage, LLC — filed Mar 23, 2010

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California docket "Ripon Self Storage, LLC" filed Mar 23, 2010, closed Nov 1, 2011. SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC (related issuer) is listed as Party ("Ripon Self Storage, LLC"). Our match estimate: 60%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California ↗SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 7, 2010 – Aug 30, 2010

Bankruptcy case: Self Storage of Walnut Creek, LLC — filed Jun 7, 2010

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California docket "Self Storage of Walnut Creek, LLC" filed Jun 7, 2010, closed Aug 30, 2010. SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC (related issuer) is listed as Party ("Self Storage of Walnut Creek, LLC"). Our match estimate: 60%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California ↗SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Nov 2, 2017

780% of the money raised went to insiders — SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC

The Nov 2, 2017 Form D reports $39,800 sold and $310,440 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters.

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Form D · Nov 2, 2017 ↗SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Feb 6, 2015

40% of the money raised went to insiders — Sound Advice Diversified Growth Fund, LLC

The Feb 6, 2015 Form D reports $250,000 sold and $100,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Form D · Feb 6, 2015 ↗Sound Advice Diversified Growth Fund, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Sep 28, 2009 – Oct 11, 2019

Gray Cardiff appears on 4 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target

CHICAGO SELF STORAGE III LLC (last filing Oct 11, 2019; $0 sold of $4,019,800); Chicago Self Storage, LLC (last filing Oct 16, 2018; $0 sold of $5,174,000); West L.A. Self Storage, LLC (last filing Nov 24, 2010; $0 sold of $39,800,000); Self Storage Income Fund, LLC (last filing Sep 28, 2009; $0 sold of $10,000,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

CHICAGO SELF STORAGE III LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Chicago Self Storage, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗West L.A. Self Storage, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Self Storage Income Fund, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 31, 2011 – Nov 2, 2017

4 offerings have no amendment in the last 12 months and may still be open

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC (latest filing Nov 2, 2017) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Chicago Self Storage, LLC (latest filing Apr 8, 2016) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Sound Advice Diversified Growth Fund, LLC (latest filing Feb 6, 2015) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC (latest filing Oct 2, 2013)

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.

Form D · Nov 2, 2017 ↗SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Apr 8, 2016 ↗Chicago Self Storage, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 5, 2016 – Apr 8, 2016

Offering amount changed between filings — Chicago Self Storage, LLC

The Feb 5, 2016 filing says $1,990,000 offered; the Apr 8, 2016 Form D/A says $2,388,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Form D (earlier) · Feb 5, 2016 ↗Form D/A (later) · Apr 8, 2016 ↗Chicago Self Storage, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 15, 2011 – Oct 2, 2013

Offering amount changed between filings — SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC

The Nov 15, 2011 filing says $3,184,000 offered; the Oct 2, 2013 Form D/A says $5,572,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Form D (earlier) · Nov 15, 2011 ↗Form D/A (later) · Oct 2, 2013 ↗SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 28, 2009 – Nov 15, 2011

Gray Cardiff is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Gray Emerson Cardiff" on 4 filings (from Sep 28, 2009), and "Gray Cardiff" on 10 filings (from Nov 15, 2011).

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Form D · Sep 28, 2009 ↗Form D · Nov 15, 2011 ↗Gray Cardiff — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 8, 2010 – Oct 16, 2018

Reported revenue range changed between filings — Chicago Self Storage, LLC

"$1,000,001 - $5,000,000" (Apr 8, 2010); then "$1 - $1,000,000" (Feb 5, 2016); then "$1,000,001 - $5,000,000" (Oct 16, 2018).

What this means This is the size band the issuer picks for itself on the form. A change can mean the business grew or shrank — or that it chose not to say. Ask for current numbers.

Form D · Apr 8, 2010 ↗Form D · Feb 5, 2016 ↗Form D · Oct 16, 2018 ↗Chicago Self Storage, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 15, 2011 – Mar 24, 2016

Reported revenue range changed between filings — SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC

"$1,000,001 - $5,000,000" (Nov 15, 2011); then "$5,000,001 - $25,000,000" (Oct 2, 2013); then "$1,000,001 - $5,000,000" (Mar 24, 2016).

What this means This is the size band the issuer picks for itself on the form. A change can mean the business grew or shrank — or that it chose not to say. Ask for current numbers.

Form D · Nov 15, 2011 ↗Form D/A · Oct 2, 2013 ↗Form D · Mar 24, 2016 ↗SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

0 of 12 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 12 report proceeds to related persons totalling $4,812,871. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Oct 11, 2019 D
CHICAGO SELF STORAGE III LLC
File 021-350913
$0$0$536,773 (est.)none no CRD number reported
via none
EDGAR ↗
Oct 16, 2018 D
Chicago Self Storage, LLC
File 021-323662
$0$0$601,961 (est.)none no CRD number reported
via Gray Cardiff
EDGAR ↗
Mar 13, 2018 D
Chicago Self Storage, LLC
File 021-307576
$0$0$390,739 (est.)none no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Nov 2, 2017 D
SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC
File 021-298002
$0$0$310,440none no CRD number reported
via none
EDGAR ↗
May 5, 2017 D
SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC
File 021-286175
$0$0$336,310 (est.)none no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Apr 8, 2016 D/A
Chicago Self Storage, LLC
File 021-256795
$0$0$262,680None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 24, 2016 D
SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC
File 021-259886
$0$0$310,440None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 6, 2015 D
Sound Advice Diversified Growth Fund, LLC
File 021-233686
$0$0$100,000 (est.)none no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Oct 2, 2013 D/A
SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC
File 021-168718
$0$0$362,180None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 24, 2010 D
West L.A. Self Storage, LLC
File 021-151021
$0$0$682,328 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 8, 2010 D
Chicago Self Storage, LLC
File 021-140296
$0$0$879,020None no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Sep 28, 2009 D
Self Storage Income Fund, LLC
File 021-134759
$0$0$40,000none no CRD number reported
via none
EDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 6

Every issuer that named Gray Cardiff on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

CS
Commercial · group: Chicago Self Storage

CHICAGO SELF STORAGE III LLC

Danville, CA · Oct 11, 2019
  • Oct 11, 2019 · D · $0 sold of $3,820,800 · 0 investors · min. $3,980,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Gray is listed as executive officer.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Commercial / 506(c) (2,639 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

CS
Commercial · group: Chicago Self Storage

Chicago Self Storage, LLC

Danville, CA · Apr 8, 2010 → Oct 16, 2018 · 5 filings
  • Oct 16, 2018 · D · $0 sold of $5,174,000 · 0 investors · min. $39,000 · role: Executive Officer (President of the Managing Member) EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 13, 2018 · D · $0 sold of $2,388,000 · 0 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 8, 2016 · D/A · $0 sold of $2,388,000 · 30 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 5, 2016 · D · $0 sold of $1,990,000 · 0 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 8, 2010 · D · $0 sold of $3,582,000 · 0 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer (President of the managing member) EDGAR ↗

30 investors reported; no amount sold yet as of the latest filing. Gray is listed as executive officer on 5 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Commercial / 506(c) (2,639 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

SF
Commercial · group: Chicago Self Storage

SAN FRANCISCO SELF STORAGE III LLC

Danville, CA · Nov 15, 2011 → Nov 2, 2017 · 5 filings
  • Nov 2, 2017 · D · $39,800 sold of $5,174,000 · 1 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer (President of the managing member) EDGAR ↗
  • May 5, 2017 · D · $0 sold of $5,174,000 · 0 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 24, 2016 · D · $0 sold of $4,776,000 · 0 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 2, 2013 · D/A · $3,781,000 sold of $5,572,000 · 43 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer (President of the managing member) EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 15, 2011 · D · $0 sold of $3,184,000 · 0 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer (President of the managing member) EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.78M from 43 investors (73% of the $5.17M target) as of the latest filing. Gray is listed as executive officer on 5 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Commercial / 506(c) (2,639 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

SA
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Chicago Self Storage

Sound Advice Diversified Growth Fund, LLC

Danville, CA · Feb 6, 2015
  • Feb 6, 2015 · D · $250,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer (Manager of the Managing Member) EDGAR ↗

Raised $250K from 1 investor as of the latest filing. Gray is listed as executive officer.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(c) (8,096 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

WL
Commercial · group: Chicago Self Storage

West L.A. Self Storage, LLC

Danville, CA · Nov 24, 2010
  • Nov 24, 2010 · D · $0 sold of $39,800,000 · 0 investors · min. $39,800 · role: Executive Officer (President of Managing Member) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Gray is listed as executive officer.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

SS
REITS and Finance · group: Chicago Self Storage

Self Storage Income Fund, LLC

Danville, CA · Sep 28, 2009
  • Sep 28, 2009 · D · $0 sold of $10,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $40,000 · role: Director (Manager of the managing member) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Gray is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

People around Gray 1

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

CM
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Clark John Mason

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Gray Cardiff. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

CS
Sponsor group

Chicago Self Storage

6 issuers · 16 filings · $290K reported sold · 2009–2019

One team, 6 deal companies. Gray Cardiff is listed on 6 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Gray Cardiff.

Same business address

1 other issuer file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 6 issuers this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Gray Cardiff by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 6 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Gray Cardiff is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Sound Advice Diversified Growth Fund, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #306,809 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

Look further

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Courts

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

California Secretary of State business search ↗OpenCorporates ↗

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