We are trying to figure out what, if anything, we can do to help this person dig himself out.

Some digging online found this thread, I think Delta's RP17453 might be what I need.

You have to dig really really deep and do hard negotiating in order to find a good rental deal in So Cal at this time.

Often, by adding plugins, you can get most of the features available in the premium themes, but you'll have to work a bit yourself.If you are comfortable digging into the details, you can use free themes and have a great looking site.

I dig me some postlets.

People like myself, who took a huge hit, either financially (ours was financial...having to take out a large 5-figure "deficiency" loan to unload our east coast house that we couldn't even rent for a decent amount) or with credit, during the downturn are just now starting to dig out from the carnage.  

On that issue, I will have to dig further into it, as we haven't gone done any house hacking yet.  

I did some digging in my e-mails and found one that referenced a 6/30/14 Zestimate of $183,010. 

Let's dig into this.  

Once a property passes the (whatever)% rule, it might be worth digging into farther.