Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Marlin Eric 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cottonwood Communities, Inc. [N/A] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) 1245 BRICKYARD ROAD, SUITE 250 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/20/2026 (Street) SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84106 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

CROP Units

(1)

05/20/2026(2)

A

7,921.8527

(1)

(1)

Class I Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

7,921.8527

$11.3615(2)

46,284.6687

I

Eric Marlin TTEE Eric R Marlin Living Trust

CROP Units

(1)

(1)

(1)

Class I Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

83,439.62

83,439.62

D

CROP Units

(1)

(1)

(1)

Class I Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

3,589,360.305

3,589,360.305

I

High Traverse Holdings, LLC(3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Marlin Eric 1245 BRICKYARD ROAD SUITE 250 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84106			See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Adam Larson, attorney-in-fact		05/22/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents common units ("CROP Units") of Cottonwood Residential O.P., LP ("the Operating Partnership"), a Delaware limited partnership of which Cottonwood Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Issuer"), is the sole member of the sole general partner. CROP Units may be redeemed for cash equal to the net asset value ("NAV") per share, determined pursuant to valuation procedures adopted by the Issuer's board of directors, of one share of the Issuer's Class I common stock or, at the Issuer's election, for shares of the Issuer's Class I common stock on a one-for-one basis. The CROP Units have no expiration date.
(2)	The Reporting Person received CROP Units from the Operating Partnership as consideration for his ownership interest in APT Cowork, LLC ("APT"). The transaction was completed pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of May 20, 2026 and effective as of April 1, 2026, pursuant to which the Operating Partnership acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in APT for $1.1 million, inclusive of net working capital. The purchase price was based on a third-party opinion of value and the transaction was approved in advance by the Issuer's conflicts committee in the manner contemplated by Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The issuance of the CROP Units was at the most recently determined NAV per unit of the Operating Partnership at the time the transaction was approved ($11.3615 as of February 28, 2026) and the consideration was allocated to the members consistent with their capital contributions.
(3)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
Remarks: Executive Vice President, Capital Markets

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