Fees · published cards only · not a quote
QI fees, only where the firm printed a number
A qualified-intermediary fee is a private contract price. There is no federal or state fee schedule for holding 1031 proceeds. Most directory firms do not publish a dollar card; those fees stay unknown on this site. This page collects the public numbers we can still open, with the access date and the URL. It is not a ranking, not a “typical market” study, and not a quote. If a firm’s page does not state a number, we do not invent one — including for IPX1031 and Asset Preservation.
Public dollar cards in this directory
| Firm | Published forward / standard | Published reverse | Published improvement | What the page says about extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1031X | Standard $1,250 flat (1 sale + 1 purchase). Managed $1,950 flat. Additional property: $500 / sale, $350 / purchase. | Complex tier starting at $6,500 (reverse, construction, large portfolios; final after consultation). | Same Complex tier, starting at $6,500. | Fee is flat within the tier — no wire, rush, or add-on fees claimed. 1031x.com/pricing, accessed 2026-09-07. |
| 1031 Specialists | Standard Exchange $1,195. Pay at first close; Standard offered with pay-when-you-close / money-back if the client does not proceed. | $7,995. | $9,995. | “No gotchas and no hidden fees.” 1031specialists.com, accessed 2026-09-08. |
| Equity Advantage | Delayed exchange of two properties starts at about $1,000. Contact for quote. | Reverse starts at $6,500. | Improvement starts at $6,500. | Starting prices, not a closed card. See the firm file for the cited URL and date. |
| Deferred | Published No Fee Exchange ($0) on a forward/standard file. | Starting at $7,000. | Starting at $7,500. | Forward fee is float-funded: the firm states it shares interest with the exchanger and that its share covers compensation. Illustrative 2.00% APY as of December 11, 2025. deferred.com/pricing, accessed 2026-09-08. |
| LikeKind | Homepage: $0 exchange fees and no origination fees. | Not published on cited pages. | Not published on cited pages. | Comparison-table “Typically $999–$1500+” is the firm’s competitor slogan, not this directory’s survey. 1.5% closing-advance illustration dated April 29, 2026. Homepage also markets a pre-launch waitlist. See the firm file. Accessed 2026-09-09. |
| Exchangeable | $1,195 standard (relinquished + replacement included). | By bid only — no public dollar. | By bid only — no public dollar. | 1031exchangeable.com, accessed 2026-09-11. See the firm file. |
| 1031 Exchange Network | Flat $895 forward/standard. | $6,000. | Listed; no public dollar. | 1031exchangenetwork.com, accessed 2026-09-11. See the firm file. |
| WealthBuilder 1031 | Flat $1,000 delayed / simultaneous. | Flat $6,500 (includes state filing and initial registered-agent fee the firm controls). | Same $6,500 card as reverse. | +$250 per additional replacement beyond the first. Fee page dated August 7, 2026 on the firm file. Accessed 2026-09-10. |
| Knight Barry Exchange | When Knight Barry Title Group issues relinquished title: WI $750; MN $800; FL $800 (relinquished + one replacement). Third-party title: that amount + $100. | Not on the public card. | Build-to-suit not priced on that card. | Additional replacement disbursement $175 (KB title) or $150 (third party). Interest-bearing account $100. Cancellation $100. See the firm file. Accessed 2026-09-10. |
Universal Pacific and Exeter publish typical market ranges on their own pages, not an itemized card for their own engagement. Those ranges are not copied here as if they were a fee schedule. See the firm files if you want the firm-stated ranges, labeled as such.
Unknown stays unknown
IPX1031, API, Accruit, First American Exchange, Computershare, Exchange Authority, 1031 Services, Olympic Exchange, and most other listings have no public dollar card on the pages cited for those files. Olympic publishes “flat, transparent fee” and $0 consultations without a dollar. Accruit publishes a fee-for-service model and criticism of no-fee/float shops without a card. None of that is converted into a number on this page.
Fee versus float
Two different prices sit on a 1031 file: the engagement fee, and who is entitled to interest while proceeds sit. Ask both in writing. A low or $0 fee that is paid for by retained float can cost more than a flat fee that credits 100% of interest to the client (Olympic Exchange publishes the latter without a dollar fee). Deferred publishes the former on forwards. Neither model is “the industry standard” unless a firm’s own page says so — and marketing “industry standard” lines are not copied here as facts.
What to put in the engagement letter
- Dollar fee for this structure (forward / reverse / improvement / extra properties).
- What is included: wires, rush, extra properties, EAT formation, construction draws.
- Who is paid interest, at what contractual rate if any, and whether a “no-fee” file is float-funded.
- When the fee is earned if the exchange aborts.
FAQ
What does a typical 1031 QI charge?
The QI File does not publish an invented typical fee. Most firms in the directory have no public dollar card. The table on this page lists only amounts that still appear on a cited firm page. Treat each figure as that firm’s marketing price as of the access date, not a market index.
Is a $0 or “no-fee” exchange actually free?
Ask who keeps interest (float) on the parked proceeds, for how many days, and whether that split is in the exchange agreement. A published $0 forward fee can be a float-funded model. Deferred Inc. says so on its pricing page. Other firms criticize no-fee pricing for the same reason. Neither story is a fee card for a firm that has not published one.
Why are reverse and improvement fees higher when they are published?
The firms that print a reverse or improvement number are pricing EAT formation, parking documents, and construction-draw work — not a second delayed exchange. That is their stated scope, not a regulatory fee schedule. See the reverse-exchange QI page and forward vs reverse vs improvement.
Do IPX1031 and API publish fees?
No, not on the pages cited for those custody files. Their fee is unknown here. See the IPX1031 vs Asset Preservation comparison.
Related
Sources
- 1031X pricing — https://www.1031x.com/pricing/. Accessed 2026-09-07.
- 1031 Specialists homepage fee tiles — https://www.1031specialists.com/. Accessed 2026-09-08.
- Deferred pricing — https://www.deferred.com/pricing. Accessed 2026-09-08.
- Equity Advantage starting fees — see the firm file for the cited URL and date.
- LikeKind, Exchangeable, 1031 Exchange Network, WealthBuilder 1031, and Knight Barry Exchange — dollar cards copied from those firms’ QI File listings (access dates on the rows). Open each firm file for the source URL.
Not tax, legal, or investment advice. Not a quote. QI custody explainer, not a securities offering.