A person who never got a degree in the first place and uses this statement as justification for either not going to college to better themselves or to belittle the accomplishment of others out of envy/resentment/etc.

The most common I've seen is 40 years, but if you owned a skyscraper in Manhattan I could understand the justification of something longer, maybe even 100 years. 

Quote from @Andrew Dincola: Hey @Randall Alan, thanks for the thoughtful response and I can see your justification behind it. 

It is retarded, simply retarded.Congrats you got amazing deals on the MLS, great (I mean it, you have a talent), however,  that is not a justification to convince newbies to go do it just because you did it (a several times).Be careful with the advice you give.

Nor do I see any justification for maintaining an ongoing payment, once the initial transaction (e.g., getting a cell phone or signing a lease.)

The buyer wants to back out now and has not provided justification within the confines of the clauses.I'm curious to know what my options are.

Here is an emotional response, with no legal (or even good) advice given:If you want to be a pain--and I can see some real justification for doing so--pay your lawyer to draft a letter saying you have not intention of signing the release and are considering your next steps.

Your justification that my first project looks better than your first project is not a solid foundation to build your argument on.

I'd like to hear that (not really) as most will talk about them, their network, their keen abilities as to their value in the deal......the correct justifications are not about you or any of those things, the correct justifications are shown in the market, with the property, it's condition, the degree of difficulty in moving that property in that period of time to limit risk exposures that may be present, think in terms of economic risks, financial risks, physical property risks, liability assumed.

Cool, cool.If you need justification for how I possibly could have come across this post innocently after 8 months....