http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2008/08/san_fra...This actually sold thru foreclosure at $28,000,000.  

Go look it up on iTunes and take a lot of notes.Once you have a high level overview and have a sense of what kind of investing options work best for your specific situation go find the different Bigger Pockets episodes that cover those options in depth and take even more notes.Once you have an understanding of the processes involved take the plunge. 

Here's a current list of deceased from the WA State SS site: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Search#10 WA State Digital Archives You know as much as I do - I'm learning this along with you.

Hi everybody,I just found the podcast on Itunes, and I'm hooked.

If you haven't all ready, please read the Ultimate beginners guide to real estate investing found here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/25/topics/8357...Also, the podcasts on iTunes (biggerpockets) are amazing and GREAT for beginners learning the strategies, nomenclature, processes'.

I wonder if lenders will approve this for major rehabs or if they will deem it un-mortgageable.If anyone else has another way I would like to hear it as well, particularly if you know how to cash out refi and roll up the rehab costs with out seasoning it for six months.

If you haven't found the iTunes podcasts, I would start there listening to every single podcast starting with number 1.  

In The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of life, he tells tales of buying stock when all transactions were made and archived via paper.

There is also SO MUCH information archived on previous discussion threads.

I'm still working on delving into the archives.