Is accredited investor a requirement for multi family unit purchase for investment?

[Sharad Bagri]

It looks like only accredited investor can invest in multi family investing. Is that strictly enforced? What if a married individual has income of $200k+ but the spouse is not in workforce, so that is the total income. i.e below the $300k limit for married filing jointly. Can they still get an accredited investor rating? Assume the total net worth is not $1Million

What's the cost in the process to get the accreditation?