I specialize in homes going into foreclosure and short sales.

This of course does not mean that SoCal REI will continue to appreciate in the short-term, but history shows it is very likely to continue to appreciate in the long term. 

I rented it on 3.1.14 for a 1 year lease and I've resigned with him 3x ( we also did month to month for a short time).  

This has probably been written about on these forum's or in a blog countless of time's so you could google and get this information.The short answer is you need to know everything so ask a lot of questions.

Hi All, What a great site, I'm glad to have discovered Bigger Pockets thanks to a quick drop down the virtual real estate information rabbit hole!

My name is Shaun Walker, I discovered Bigger Pockets about 4 weeks ago and have listened to many of the podcasts and read the Ultimate Beginners Guide. 

I would be open to short term mentoring with an agreed upon financial arrangement.

Long story short, make sure you are the one that has the answer to "OK, so you like it, how does XYZ sound".

Of course you can apply to have it released, as in a short sale,maybe for a small fee, right away.  

Architecture has been my passion ever since I was a destructive young boy, and like most enthusiastic and idealistic emerging architects, there is a moment of reckoning when you discover the disconnect between how imagine architecture and the realities of the profession/industry.