I also heard that the identification period is going to get extended.....but again nothing.

@Gy Hwang, Sorry but I'm going to make this worse :) - The deadline for identification of your new properties is 45 days from the date of your sale. 

It's already been said but I'll just say it again to reiterate - NO, never pay upfront fees to a lender, regardless of the irrelevant identification document they send you.

Just remember that the identification of a hot market means you are too late and should be looking one to two towns over in that market if you are going to hold the properties.

@Sanjoy V. In

So I plan to replace the wood anyways, but the floor may be uneven.I plan to install vinly again.

@Anthony Petrarca if he means you have to identify it when requesting the letter of good standing, ask him to tell you where there is a place requesting it, or for you to put it, on the Request for Letter of Good Standing form.I've filled out that form multiple times, and just read through every page again now, and I just don't see a spot for it myself.If he means that you have to identify it as part of the 1031 exchange, with an "identification letter" that must be submitted to him within 45 days of the relinquished (sold) property, then that's normal for a 1031 exchange and where I suspect the confusion about identifying properties is coming in.

I actually got asked for identification to prove that I was "old enough" to purchase a house once.

Just be sure to get a bill of sale listing all of the car info including the vin number.

The three (3) rules that are being discussed are the "Identification Rules" and not a requirement as to how many properties you must buy.