Qualified Intermediaries and Their Role
A Qualified Intermediary is an independent third party who acts on behalf of the exchanger.

The IRS requires that money generated from the sale of the relinquished property must be held by a qualified intermediary until the replacement property is purchased. If the investor touches or in any way controls funds used for a 1031 exchange, the exchange will be disallowed by the IRS and tax on the capital gains must be paid. A Qualified…