Quote from @Daniel Murphy: While not really a loss, one of my biggest Ah Ha's in 18+ years of managing money professionally is that Financial Questions do not always need Financial Answers... 

Suspended passive losses will retain their characteristics of passive losses. 

It's not easy to time the real estate market, but you can sometimes observe trends in the market that helps you maximize gains and minimize losses. 

You would have to keep it for 10 years to equal the losses of selling it today.

If the business shows a loss, the deduction isn’t available.

This is attractive to me because I can minimize the bleeding while I wait out the selling process.I understand if I do this, the risk I’d be taking is not being able to sell within 5 years and having my rates jack up.

The value add was minimal during the hold period.

Monthly snail mail form letters with Joey Tenant's cancelation notice from Mega Insurance company (that typically just rips them off on their fees with minimal coverage). 

You want to figure out if you can utilize the property's losses.

Make sure you properly maintain your properties to minimize chances of being sued.