The QI File

Qualified Intermediary

LikeKind

LikeKind · Firm website

FEA membership
FEA unknown
CES® holders
Not published on cited pages
Fidelity bond
Not published on cited pages
E&O / other cover
Homepage comparison table: ‘Segregated account, $175M FDIC.’ That is a marketed deposit-structure figure, not a fidelity bond or E&O certificate.
How funds are held
Segregated
Dual-signature wires
Wire controls unknown
Reverse / improvement / DST
Reverse Unknown · Improvement Unknown · DST Unknown
Last sourced
2026-09-09

Published coverage notes

Homepage comparison table: ‘Segregated account, $175M FDIC.’ That is a marketed deposit-structure figure, not a fidelity bond or E&O certificate.

Fund handling

Homepage comparison table under Security of Funds: segregated account and $175M FDIC. No TIN-title sentence, named bank, or dual-signature / qualified-escrow mechanic on the pages cited. The same homepage also shows a ‘We’re launching pretty soon!’ waitlist banner — treat the custody line as current marketing, and confirm the live account before a wire.

Fee structure

Homepage hero and comparison table: $0 exchange fees and no origination fees. Comparison table contrasts that with ‘Typically $999–$1500+’ at other QIs — competitor pricing is their marketing, not this directory’s survey.

Who keeps the float

Homepage: high-yield interest accrued daily. Separate closing-liquidity block: the firm will wire 1.5% interest from sale proceeds at closing as an advance. Illustration: $9,000,000 net proceeds → $135,000 wired at closing. Caption: ‘Advance assumes forward exchange funds held for 180 days at a 1.5% annual interest rate as of April 29th, 2026.’ Dated marketing illustration, not a guarantee.

Who it is for

Nationwide delayed/forward 1031 exchangers who want a published $0 exchange fee and interest-on-float marketing (similar shape to other tech/fee-model QIs). Homepage: ‘1031 Exchange Intermediary’ / specialists supporting investors through exchanges. Privacy policy contact block uses ‘LikeKind USA.’ An LLC / Inc. suffix is not printed. Reverse, improvement, and DST menus are not on the pages cited.

Verdict

A fee-model QI file in the same honesty class as Deferred: published $0 exchange fees, segregated-account + $175M FDIC marketing, and a dated 1.5% closing-advance illustration (as of April 29, 2026). The site also markets a pre-launch waitlist. FEA, named CES®, fidelity/E&O dollars, dual-signature, reverse/improvement/DST, and a legal-entity suffix are unpublished. ‘Attorney & CPA w/ 100+ years exp’ is a comparison-table slogan, not a named credential list. Confirm the contracting entity, today’s deposit bank, whether the $175M FDIC structure is actually on your file, and that the exchange is open for business before you treat this as a live QI.

Notes

This is a QI custody file, not a securities offering. The public brand is LikeKind. Privacy and terms address the company as LikeKind / LikeKind USA. An LLC or Inc. suffix is not printed on those pages and is not invented. A terms-of-use boilerplate clause mentions “The Beautiful Group Management, LLC” in a legal-age sentence; that reads as leftover website-template language, not a sourced LikeKind parent, and is not used as ownership here.

The homepage comparison table’s “Experience” row is “Attorney & CPA w/ 100+ years exp.” That is firm marketing, not a CES® roster and not a named attorney or CPA.

Ask for the written engagement, the actual account title, and whether the 1.5% closing advance is still offered on the date you close. Illustrations age.

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