[header] How to become an accredited investor [title] Total your annual income for the past two years. [step] If you have made over $200 , 000 in each of the past two years, you may be eligible to become an accredited investor. You also must certify that you will make at least that much in the next year. 
[substeps] If you are married and you and your spouse want to invest as a couple, you must have a combined income of at least $300 , 000 a year. This method of becoming an accredited investor is the easiest.