The lender took more then 50 days to give final approval so I think I missed the 90 day deadline by a day or two :(Guess I'll just have to try it again ;)I'll post again after officially closing.

The situation is as following, the Tenant's lease ends on Oct 31st 2021.I sent out a Lease renewal asking if they would like to renew, 38 days before the lease ends, it's been over 2 weeks and they only "verbally" said yes they want to renew, but havent responded to any of my texts for the past 2 weeks. ( I only sent 3 texts).I provided a deadline for make up their decision (Oct 8th) in that text, That was sent Sept 24th.Today, Oct 8th, I texted for AN URGENT reminder, put a note under the door reminding them that today is the last day to "decide".

After the Oct 15 deadline, when I have more time, I will double-check my preliminary conclusion and, if confirmed, will reach out to the IRS counsels to fight their dangerous error.For my fellow tax pros: let me know if you're interested in this fight.

You provide the due diligence and terms and people bid on it wirh a deadline.

At least the deadline is out at end of 2023, but still for someone who made a big decision to buy and hold, it seems unfair to make them sell the property.

If you did it, I would set very clear deadlines for projects. 

If they are past the deadline, you can sell it to anyone.

Look for something with good fundamentals, in a town with a decent school system - that way you are not under pressure to move out by a deadline. 

With earnest money, inspection or feasibility deadlines, etc. involved there is a lot of potential liability. 

The 1031 Exchange deadlines do not start running until the sale of your first relinquished properties actually closes, so any way to extend or delay the closing date would give you more time to look for a replacement property.