The pantry is a cupboard on the reverse wall of the kitchen, so you have to leave the kitchen and walk into the hall to access it.If you are accessing the house from the actual front door, it's a pretty standard entry.

Yes, it’s pretty easy

The only time I've used it is when I was pretty sure the tenant had already abandoned the property and just left all their stuff behind.

Pretty cool numbers!

And it's in the SoCal market, which is pretty strong right now, should we need to unload as a last-ditch exit strategy.

@Josh Oaten   A Short sale is pretty much a normal purchase for a buyer - other than it usually takes some extra time to get offers accepted.  

That is a pretty good question and I hope you get several answers that will help you. 

The prices we were quoted were pretty outrageous so I'm trying to expand my network and get decent pricing....

Right now you are just hoping your seller doesn't get a judgement attached to 'your' houses.Conventional loans are pretty easy (small amounts aside) to get up to 4. 

The good news is it's usually it's pretty easy to get rid of tenants with a weekly lease.