Hey, Is there a thread with documents like rental application and lease someone can point me towards?

If the property closes without 1031 documentation and if you touch the proceeds your exchange is dead.  

The purpose of those documents is that they establish the terms of the tenancy, that rent is paid, that there are no outstanding claims vs. the prior landlord, etc.

Unfortunately, we've been self-employed in a non-real estate industry for a LONG time now and we couldn't document our income in a way that was sufficient for our lender - so we did a cash deal instead.I thought the equity in that property and in the home we own outright (about $256,000 in total equity) would be enough to reset the conversation for our next deal, but our lender says existing equity will always be overshadowed in our situation by documented income (or lack thereof.)  

The good news, I finally won.

It helps to make the paperwork more clear by setting up an LLC for the partnership and using the proper loan documents (lawyer can help with all that).

I finally broke the news to her tonight.

Looking at an insurance document for some dental work, I also think you should stick with dentistry for a while, as that would seem to be the highest and best use of your time.

If your closing documents say that you are required to live in the property for 12 months, then you should live in the property for 12 months.   

Now the balance amount is huge .... he said he'll pay some amount this month and will get a document signed by notary to pay the remaining balance in a month. n we agreed to it too .. now he is not answering our phone calls...no reply to text / emails... what should we do now?