A little more manual intervention involved for Bank of America, but they do have a free mechanism to download transaction activity to Quicken.I also have banking relationships with BB&T, Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Palmetto Heritage Bank, First Citizens Bank and TD Bank.  

Possibly even check out those contractor stickers on the furnaces and water heaters to inquire with the people who know the mechanicals best.Good luck and don't hesitate to PM me if you have any further questions.

We are lucky that mechanics and roof are in good condition, so a few less things to worry about.  

I also have date stamp pictures from today (5-8-14) showing all the work that needs to still be done.I have been told that if I were to fire him the contractor can file a mechanics lien for the last $5500, which does not make sense to me since he is well past his deadline and there is more than $5500 worth of work left.

All surface, all the mechanicals look good.

You'll need a licensed General Contractor to pull the building permits, and then either you or the GC will have to hire a licensed electrician, plumber and HVAC company to pull the individual mechanical permits and do that work.The GC and the subcontractors should be able to handle pulling the permits for you (you won't be able to do it yourself if you're not appropriately licensed).

Besides, from my quick tour of the place, it is mechanically sound, just really dated.

You have a right to protect and preserve your property.If it's something that can wait, try to work with the tenant, consider it temporary, and plan for their lease termination.How you repair your mechanical systems is your business, not the tenant's.

Some people understand this to be a mechanical devise that aids in moving air so that item 2 above is done (we'll call those attic power vents) To some people it's a large fan that pulls air from in the house and ultimately from outside and pushes it into the attic (we'll call those a whole house fan).

They can include any liability such as other types of liens (tax, mechanic, etc).So, while the example above is not wrong, it is not fully inclusive of the idea.