Our current focus is working on 1-4 unit fix and flips, but eventually work towards being able to refinance properties and keep and cash flow them.My question is  tailored on the the way I should structure our relationship for the legal and tax base purposes.Should I secure the deals under my business and pay my partner out of my business operating account?

I have been using Avail for the tenant interface side of things (marketing, rent collection, etc.) and using Stessa for my accounting and record keeping.

Very New to the game i currently am about to rent out my primary home and purchase another property and hopefully keep moving up from there.

We need to earn money not keep spending it.  

You may want to keep it long term to help build your portfolio.

Do you keep a log of your hours?

Your best bet may be to keep focused on your current investment and move into something else once your finances are a bit more stable.

It also keeps the outside clean and keeps tenants from adding "yard art" to your rental. 

It’s just getting too expensive to keep going in California for myself, doesn’t make sense. 

:) As an investor, you have to have not 1 way of getting properties, not 2 ways… but more like 10 to 20 ways of getting off market homes (or better yet.. good deals). and keep in mind, that I am a realtor :) The name of the game is "options" You do want to have a great Realtor that you can bounce ideas and comps off of.