Qualified Intermediary
National 1031
National 1031 · Parent: Sun Title Agency (affiliate; published by Sun Title and PR Newswire)
- FEA membership
- FEA unknown
- CES® holders
- Not published on cited pages
- Fidelity bond
- Not published on cited pages
- E&O / other cover
- CertifID wire-transfer verification; firm states a transaction-specific insurance policy of up to $1 million on transfers verified through CertifID.
- How funds are held
- Segregated
- Dual-signature wires
- Wire controls unknown
- Reverse / improvement / DST
- Reverse Unknown · Improvement Unknown · DST Unknown
- Last sourced
- 2026-09-05
Published coverage notes
CertifID wire-transfer verification; firm states a transaction-specific insurance policy of up to $1 million on transfers verified through CertifID.
Fund handling
All 1031 exchange funds are held in an FDIC-insured segregated escrow account with a top-rated banking institution, per the homepage.
Who it is for
Investors using a Grand Rapids–based QI launched in 2024 by Sun Title owners Lawrence R. Duthler and Thomas W. Cronkright II. Reverse, improvement, and DST work appear on educational insight pages; those pages were not treated as a sourced statement that National 1031 currently offers those structures.
Verdict
National 1031 is a 2024 launch from the Sun Title / CertifID founders, not a 20-year-old QI brand. The useful custody sentence is FDIC-insured segregated escrow plus CertifID identity and wire verification (up to $1 million on the transfer policy). Homepage language about ‘two decades’ and ‘billions’ refers to the team’s escrow/title background, not the age of this QI. FEA, CES, dual-signature, reverse/improvement/DST offerings, and fidelity/E&O dollar limits were not published on the cited pages — ask for the entity documents and declarations. Do not confuse this firm with National 1031 Center (the1031center.com).
Notes
National 1031 is the public brand of the Qualified Intermediary announced September 17, 2024 by Tom Cronkright and Lawrence Duthler, owners of Sun Title Agency in Grand Rapids, Michigan. PR Newswire names Duthler President and Cronkright CEO. The homepage names exchange officers Kyle Wilson and Kim Cook.
This listing does not treat National 1031’s insight articles on reverse exchanges, improvement exchanges, or Delaware Statutory Trusts as proof that those products are currently offered by this QI. Educational copy is not an offering page.
Do not confuse this firm with National 1031 Center (the1031center.com), a separately branded 2024 QI.