Michael S. Baker is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 3 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Dec 2024 and Jan 2026: Highlands at Fairhope Village Holdings LLC (Birmingham, AL — residential — 2025; $10.4M reported sold to 47 investors), Cottages at Prattville Holdings, LLC (Birmingham, AL — other real estate — 2026; $7.05M reported sold to 45 investors) and Cottages at Ashland Park Holdings LLC (Birmingham, AL — residential — 2024; $4.3M reported sold to 50 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 2 years. Across those companies the filings report $21.8M sold in total.
All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Cottages (3 issuers, $21.8M reported sold, 2024–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Cottages has 3 companies on file and $21.8M 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 SEC release, 9 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 10 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.
We compared 3 public filings for Michael S. Baker and found 5 differences: Same name, different state: "Michael Baker" (MO) is a separate record; Same name, different state: "Michael Baker" (OR) is a separate record; 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.