Does anyone have any tips or software tools to help give estimates on pricing and the potential occupancy of the rental?

You'll get lowballed like crazy and have to deal with a lot of tire kickers of course but if you know what it's worth you can probably find some serious buyers at a reasonable price.

Of course, with all things, the answers to all these matters will depend on the circumstances.California tends to have more laws on the books and requirements and restrictions that it can be a good idea to form a CA LLC for out of state property so that you as a CA resident are covered, and to try to have your contracts fall under the purview of CA courts.

Focus on identifying promising neighborhoods in the north or east bay by leveraging your husband’s contractor network, local real estate agents, and online deal-finding platforms.

Still open to them of course.  

.- Background: Took some real estate classes before but really a lot of self learning on creative financing - Current Goal:To close my first wholesale deal within the next few months by learning from seasoned investors and applying proven strategies.I'm here to absorb as much knowledge as possible, so if you have any tips or resources, I’m all ears!

This is a common misconception but we're an online platform where the owner chooses their own price and selects their own tenants.

Thanks for posting of course but feel free to reach out with anything else.

Literally, first come first serve, assuming you are granted a judgement, of course. 

I also realized last night (after I made my original post, of course) we could do a HELOC on our primary residence.