New investor - Bakersfield

[Mirla Montanez]

Hello, I'm getting ready to close on a SFH in East Bakersfield. This property has a permitted addition making it into a 5 bed 2 bath property. I plan to close the wall where the addition was made and divide the house into a duplex.

First of all, I want to thank you in advance for advice.

My question is, should I work on getting permits to do this division/conversion? Also, how can I look into how much rents go for in this area and the demand.