Along with terms and any immediate work needed to be done or any large repairs recently done, all of this incorporated into a statement defining initial investment ROI etc. you would be much more pleased? 

In light of the nature if the issues, you should be able to convince the current custodian to release your account without any termination fees, since they clearly are incapable.  

This property has been consistently rented for the past seven years and we would like to keep it (thus the long term nature of it). 

The leap to being an investor was pretty natural for me as such.  

In some jurisdictions {such has our own local one}  purchaser is able to request vacant delivery of the property under a limited set of circumstances: purchaser, or immediate family member, will be occupying the premises as their primary residence;purchaser intends to undertake significant renovations - the nature of which necessitates the property be empty {there is usually a corresponding condition that theses renovations must commence within X weeks/months of possession}purchaser intends to demolish the property.I do not know if California has exceptions allowing purchasers to break an existing lease, but there are lots of folks here who do (@K.

But now I'm starting to feel the need to understand the seemingly complex nature of all the RE options of financing and which path we go down.

I did not start out with much cash and while I have more of it now, I still retain the natural desire to save up. 

Throughout this year and the next, I will be working on building rapport with contractors and incorporating rehabbing into my current business.

I have heard about options where I could do a refinance based on final ARV, so that I could incorporate my existing mortgage, pay off the personal loans, then draw out enough cash to complete the project.

I have spent my entire career in corporate;  however my real passion has been to invest in the real estate market.