Make sure the diverter is the right kind (ask for help) I'd go to a plumbing supply store not HE because most guys at the box haven't a clue.

Having spent some time looking over your listing and the Bakersfield market, its clear that at a price point between 180-250K there is a vast amount of supply and homes in the area definitely aren't selling as quick as they are in Van Nuys, CA. 

You hit the bulls-eye, it is all about who has leverage; law of supply and demand. 

You supply one deposit refund check and let the tenants fight about the $$....not your problem.

The most common has to do with supplying the buyer with the homeowner association documents by a certain date.There is a form that will officially acknowledge that a contingency has been performed and the buyer or seller is released from the responsibility to perform.Disclosure StatementsAlthough at first blush they may not seem like it, disclosures are your friend.By law you must disclose certain things about your home to the buyer.

@Bob RenthammerWhat do you see that could a causing a supply shock or may cause the gov to increase regulation/monetary policy to the detriment of growth? 

When I spoke to them about it, they basically told me that this is how they do it and that because the lease was contracted through January 31 I should have known I would still be responsible for rent even after vacating the premise, taking my name off utilities (including the prorated water bill they supply) and giving them the keys, and paying the prorated rent they charged me.

Utilities were included and also household supplies (paper products, laundry products, cleaning supplies).

Not only will you be running the #'s and getting better at analyzing, but you'll be seeing what homes are going for in your market, what the rents are for 1, 2, 3 bedrooms homes, what supply & demand is like in the area, etc.

There are also several new hotels either recently completed or about to complete adding a lot of rooms, so only time will tell if Bend really needed that much supply for tourists.