I would love some tips on how to book keep effectively when you aren't big enough to hire a book keeper but want to keep your finances straight for the accountant come tax time.  

@Scott Mac I wouldn't be surprised if he gets offers straight from BP to buy the house now! 

Cuts your potential maintenance and cap ex expense exposure. 

As you may know, Austin is expensive and if I don't find a roommate I could really be cutting it close with my personal finances.

Even if a vendor has performed poorly in the past and cut corners, would they share that information with a prospective client?

Sometimes you can cut along the bottom and put some trim board up and paint to get by.   

So let me get this straight.

Alternatively you could ask your lender to do it as a commercial loan with both properties included, may cut down on the  buyer closing costs.

If you're financing these things and you need to sell the property does the solar company allow for someone to take over payments or will you need to cut into your bottom line to sell the property? 

I would hire a contractor that had issues if I could tell that the contractor did what he could to solve the issues.Sometimes you are not going to please someone, and you need to cut your losses and move on.