You need to run comps for an area and control for bedroom/bathroom count as much as you can.

The main house is probably about 2000 square feet. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms main house and a studio with a bathroom guest house.thats a cool away to do it create your own mini time share  with complete control.  

If you are in the truck all day, find Dave Ramsey on the radio or podcast and listen to that show.

The advantage of going direct is you control the process and likely a lower price on the deal. 

I’m a little concerned with rent control if we were to transform that property in to a rental in the future.Thanks again!

It wakes you up, At least with Real estate I feel like I control my destiny. market might crash but i still own the properties. and were still making people who need to rent.

This is a viable option - but you lose far more control.

What are the rent control laws in Kern County?

Class A or institutional- Business model- 300 units or more, usually Climate Controlled, multi story, on site manager, higher land cost, higher population center, great SEO power, well financed and managed, newer REITS/corporations. 

The rent control in UC is about as strict as you'll find too, so a potential buyer could have a lot of trouble raising rents, which I imagine is something you've seen yourself.