I plan to be consistent, I've set a budget that I can run indefinitely and will put money from successful deals right back into the "business" including upping the level of marketing if I need to generate more leads.This seems to be what the successful guys are doing, consistency and snowballing profits.

I mean you can hold the property indefinitely if you can afford to. 

Then he can exclude up to $250K ($500K MFJ) from capital gains on the sale of his primary residence.The capital gains tax can be deferred (indefinitely) with a 1031 exchange instead of a sale provided your client wants to continue to own investment real estate.An installment sale will spread the capital gains tax out over several years, reducing the amount of tax paid in a single year.

My impression is there are lots of buyers for rentals who believe the rent-PITI myth and are willing to pay prices that aren't really going to make any money, unless our current upward trend continues indefinitely. 

There was an article in Westward in Oct or Nov of '14 regarding the issue, and that tiny homes under construction are being fined and held up indefinitely.  

Depends on what state you’re trying to do your LLC in.

You don't have to have an indefinite outlook to work in engineering. 

I can quit my job tonight and still cover all of my living expenses indefinitely (living like a pauper but still more income than expenses) and that makes my day job much more enjoyable....I kind of just do what I want and I think I should be doing and if supervisors etc. don't agree ...well too bad for them I do what I want : ).

Real estate outside that where I can get real estate benefits for life and indefinitely defer the tax with 1031s.It strikes me that it is the changing of lanes that is more costly.

Always have a back up exit strategies since holding indefinitely is rarely realistic..