  The properties of unresolved protostars and their local environment (e.g.,
disk, envelope and outflow characteristics) are frequently inferred from
spectral energy distributions (SEDs) through comparison with idealized model
SEDs. However, if it is not possible to image a source and its environment
directly, it is difficult to constrain and evaluate the accuracy of these
derived properties. In this proceeding, I present a brief overview of the
reliability of SED modeling by analyzing dust continuum synthetic observations
of realistic simulations.
