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Sean Dobson

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TX · Sep 15, 2014 → Jan 3, 2020

4deals (issuers)
$17.3Mreported sold
375investors
4Form D filings
2014–2020years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:31 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Sean Dobson is listed as an executive officer and director on 4 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Sep 2014 and Jan 2020: AMHERST HOLDINGS, LLC (Austin, TX — other banking and financial services — 2014; $16.9M reported sold), ALTO REIT, LLC (Austin, TX — reits and finance — 2020; $125K reported sold to 125 investors), Commercial Real Estate Senior Transitional Loan REIT LLC (Austin, TX — reits and finance — 2018; $125K reported sold to 125 investors) and CREST Sub-REIT LLC (Austin, TX — reits and finance — 2018; $125K reported sold to 125 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $17.3M sold in total.

Listed alongside Banu Roso (2 shared filings), Brian Streko (2 shared filings), Jason J. Rottinger (2 shared filings), Shawn Wells (2 shared filings), Christopher Avallone (1 shared filing) and 14 others.

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

All 4 issuers belong to the sponsor group Amherst Sfrp (7 issuers, $326.7M reported sold, 2014–2022).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Amherst Sfrp has 7 companies on file and $326.7M 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) — 2 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 2 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 4 public filings for Sean Dobson and found 5 differences: Form D filed 17 days after the first sale; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; 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

Community search for Sean Dobson has not run yet — it is joining a line of 9,155 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

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, 2:31 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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

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 Sean Dobson..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

2 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Sean M. Dobson and Lisa A. Dobson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · No. 05-35054 · Filed Jul 22, 2005 · Closed Nov 12, 2009
Role of Sean M. Dobson and Lisa A. Dobson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-11-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in KY (not a filing state)
Sean M. Dobson and Lisa A. Dobson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · No. 01-32704 · Filed May 4, 2001 · Closed Aug 8, 2001
Role of Sean M. Dobson and Lisa A. Dobson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-08-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in KY (not a filing state)
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, 2:31 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

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

5 differences found between the filings for Sean Dobson (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Dec 14, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018

Form D filed 17 days after the first sale — CREST Sub-REIT LLC

The filing says the first sale was Dec 14, 2018. The Form D was filed Dec 31, 2018 — 17 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 2 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Dec 14, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018

Form D filed 17 days after the first sale — Commercial Real Estate Senior Transitional Loan REIT LLC

The filing says the first sale was Dec 14, 2018. The Form D was filed Dec 31, 2018 — 17 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 2 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Aug 29, 2014 – Sep 15, 2014

Form D filed 17 days after the first sale — AMHERST HOLDINGS, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Aug 29, 2014. The Form D was filed Sep 15, 2014 — 17 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 2 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Aug 29, 2014 – Sep 15, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — AMHERST HOLDINGS, LLC (latest filing Sep 15, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 15, 2014 (first sale Aug 29, 2014). It reports $16,900,000 sold of $17,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Oct 14, 2010

Same name, different state: "Sean Dobson" (VA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "Sean Dobson" with address state VA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by RMBS Strategic Recovery I, LP (Oct 14, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Sep 15, 2014 to Jan 3, 2020; the other has one filing dated Oct 14, 2010.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

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

3 of 4 offerings report sales commissions totalling $18,750; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jan 3, 2020 D
ALTO REIT, LLC
File 021-357121
$6,250$0$0Iroquois Capital Advisors, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 145235 ↗EDGAR ↗
Dec 31, 2018 D
Commercial Real Estate Senior Transitional Loan REIT LLC
File 021-329251
$6,250$0$0Iroquois Capital Advisors, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 145235 ↗EDGAR ↗
Dec 31, 2018 D
CREST Sub-REIT LLC
File 021-329252
$6,250$0$0Iroquois Capital Advisors, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 145235 ↗EDGAR ↗
Sep 15, 2014 D
AMHERST HOLDINGS, LLC
File 021-224754
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
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 4

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

REITS and Finance · group: Amherst Sfrp

ALTO REIT, LLC

Austin, TX · Jan 3, 2020
  • Jan 3, 2020 · D · $125,000 sold of $125,000 · 125 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $125K from 125 investors (100% of the $125K target) as of the latest filing. Sean is listed as director.

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: REITS and Finance / 506(b) (3,490 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.

REITS and Finance · group: Amherst Sfrp

CREST Sub-REIT LLC

Austin, TX · Dec 31, 2018
  • Dec 31, 2018 · D · $125,000 sold of $125,000 · 125 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $125K from 125 investors (100% of the $125K target) as of the latest filing. Sean is listed as executive officer.

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: REITS and Finance / 506(b) (3,490 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.

REITS and Finance · group: Amherst Sfrp

Commercial Real Estate Senior Transitional Loan REIT LLC

Austin, TX · Dec 31, 2018
  • Dec 31, 2018 · D · $125,000 sold of $125,000 · 125 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $125K from 125 investors (100% of the $125K target) as of the latest filing. Sean is listed as executive officer.

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: REITS and Finance / 506(b) (3,490 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.

Other Banking and Financial Services · group: Amherst Sfrp

AMHERST HOLDINGS, LLC

Austin, TX · Sep 15, 2014
  • Sep 15, 2014 · D · $16,900,000 sold of $17,000,000 · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $16.9M (99% of the $17M target) as of the latest filing. Sean is listed as executive officer, director.

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: Other Banking and Financial Services / 506(b) (1,630 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.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Sean Dobson — VA, 2 issuers, Oct 14, 2010 → Oct 14, 2010 · no shared issuer

People around Sean 19

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

JR
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Jason J. Rottinger

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 9 other issuers

Jason J. Rottinger is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

BS
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Person

Brian Streko

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

BR
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Banu Roso

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

SW
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Shawn Wells

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

TW
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Thomas Wilkinson

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

DS
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Person

Debbie Shelling

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

SG
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Steve Gorman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

SC
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Stephen Coale

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

RT
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Person

Roger Taylor

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

DF
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Person

Douglas Fashenpour

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

JW
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Joseph Walsh

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

DB
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Darla Bartkowiak

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

SH
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Scot Hughes

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

NZ
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Nick Zerbib

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

JG
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Joseph V. Gatti

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

SC
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Shaun O'Connor

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

DF
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Drew Flahive

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

DC
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David Cook

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

CA
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Christopher Avallone

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Dobson. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Amherst Sfrp

7 issuers · 11 filings · $326.7M reported sold · 2014–2022

One team, 7 deal companies. Sean Dobson is listed on 4 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 Sean Dobson.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 4 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 Sean Dobson 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 4 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Sean Dobson is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in AMHERST HOLDINGS, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #313,975 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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