Debating whether to keep it as a rental or just unload.

Remain dedicated to your objectives and keep developing as an investor.By leveraging your skills, passion, and dedication, you're well-positioned to succeed in real estate investing.

The pipes work for a long time, and there are a lot of tricks you can learn to flush faucets and keep things working for a while. 

House 2004. im trying to decide if it makes sense to keep it  or lose it now before big expenses.

Keep good records of every maintenance request and what you did and when.

It makes sense that you'd just need to figure out what qualifies for 5, 7 or 15 year depreciation from the rehab, keep the rest of the property on a 27.5 year schedule, setup a depreciation schedule and call it a day right?

In TX we can hold the money in interest bearing accounts and keep the interest.

I've started using Rental Hero to track my income and expenses for each of my rentals and flips and I really like how easy it is and that I can upload my receipts straight on their app to keep track.

Just keep it in your personal name, carry $1M or so in liability, as an umbrella once you have another home, sleep well. 

I always recommend to my clients keeping if possible because passive cash flow is never a bad thing and you can leverage equity down the road if you need a little extra.