About DealCred

I'm Kerry Jones. Forbes 30 Under 30. Ex-Google engineer. Co-founded a $40M company. Now I invest in real estate and build software to protect investors like you.

The Birthday Deal That Changed Everything

On my birthday in March 2024, I wired money for my first silent partner deal. I was flying from Norway to Portugal, squeezing in paperwork between flights.

The deal looked perfect. The operator had 26 properties. Leaders in my real estate mastermind vouched for him. I did my homework—checked properties, called references, spent hours on calls with him.

Six months later, I discovered the truth.

He hadn't paid the mortgage in 5 months. He'd paid himself money we never agreed to. Mixed business funds with personal accounts. And lied about pretty much everything.

I spent weeks saving my investment. Late nights. Emergency calls. Legal battles. I managed to take control of the properties.

Then I learned something worse: I wasn't alone.

30 Investors. Millions Lost. Years of Lies.

This operator had defrauded about 30 other investors over multiple years. The FBI got involved. Homeland Security too. Class action lawsuits started piling up.

Here's what kills me: This was preventable.

We check Yelp reviews before spending $20 on lunch. But when investing hundreds of thousands? We rely on hour-long calls and community vouching.

One honest review could have saved us millions.

Why I Can Build This

I'm not just another victim with an idea. I'm a professional investor and senior software engineer who's deep in these real estate communities. I've built technology at Google and scaled a company to $40M.

I know how to build secure, scalable platforms. And I know exactly what investors need because I am one.

The Vision: Trust You Can Verify

Today: DealCred lets you review deals and check operator histories.

Tomorrow: We're building the complete due diligence platform. Background checks. Deal verification. Identity confirmation. Document validation. Financial verification.

Everything you need to invest with confidence.

Join the Movement

Every review you write protects another investor. Every operator you research makes the industry more transparent.