I created a shared spreadsheet he would fill in weekly with his crew’s time worked and what component of rehab they completed during that time so I could itemize charges on the bookkeeping end.

I am reaching out to all local and out of state investors whom are looking to acquire property management services in the central Indianapolis area.We have 5+ years of experience finding, vetting and signing tenants, performing routine maintenance, scheduling contractors and service individuals, and doing routine bookkeeping and accounting.We use a thorough screening process to find the best tenants for the properties we manage including credit, eviction, employment and criminal background checks.

It sounds like you have a great bookkeeping/accounting system set up on the profit first model :).

There are more bookkeeping and accounting costs yet it seems to be worth it as long as you use it to make purchases, etc. 

First off I bought a subscription to quickbooks online and hired a bookkeeper.

Can anyone give me alternatives to QuickBooks for bookkeeping / running an apartment complex?

@Ikenna OkoyeYou may want to look at having an attorney do the following1) Review over a real estate contract2) Draft a partnership/operating agreement3) Entity formation4) Evict a tenantYou may want a CPA to do the following1) Provide consultation on entity formation in regards to taxation2) Provide consultation on minimizing your taxes3) Tax and Bookkeeping services

One thing I'm trying to build out now is my bookkeeping system. 

I use a separate account for each property and it makes book keeping/accounting easier.The comment above about buying in bulk is no problem.

Good for collecting rent and has some other functionality, but you're still probably going to be mixing spreadsheets and cozy for bookkeeping and maintenance management.