The Lease should not renew automatically for an indefinite amount of time, consult and pay commission to a CRE Broker to handle this.

Josh how is the person with the 60k car making a better decision?

The equivalent of paying cash and demanding indefinite payments. 

But there are a few sponsors who essentially do "buy and hold indefinitely". 

To buy myself time I was considering just mailing in payment for the next two months and maybe just do that indefinitely unless/until they force the issue, which I'm guessing will never happen if loan is current.

If it's holding it indefinitely, then the best option, if you have the cash, is to legalize the basement. 

The other part not said anywhere online, if you ever pay for classes in the club, you can come to class indefinitely as long as you pay your annual renewal fee. 

to your point, if you save up so that you're in a strong financial position, house hack a solid duplex in a decent neighborhood, make smart decisions, and hold it indefinitely, you'll be fine.conversely, if you have $0 and somehow start out with a risky flip, or borrow $20K and spend it all on a magic mentoring program, or buy a terrible property in a neighborhood you've never been to, you may not be fine.

Especially for investors who are farther along in their investment careers & want to take a longer view (stability is also a factor) and have the cash to park indefinitely.

Would you eventually scale down to fewer properties with higher cash flow, or continue holding indefinitely?