Maybe consider the cost of hiring a professional, vs the opportunity cost of you doing it all yourself on weekends.

I had a professional installer do them and took out a loan through them to pay the balance of the panels, which comes to $150 a month.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

@Anthony Wick There are a lot of great comments from the Professionals regarding your concerns, and although I can't speak with the industry experience they can, I share in your frustration with my own experiences.

In southern states, home sales are expected to grow by 6% in 2018 rather than 2.5% (the national average). 70% of homeowners prefer to list with a real estate agent who uses video marketing to advertise their home.Main Takeaways Consider hiring a professional house stager — Heck, why wouldn’t you do it if the house will spend less time on the market and the seller will get 6% above the listed price?

Too complicated for general use unless you want to have professionals on retainer to handle the details.

I reside in the Montgomery county, MD and would love to network and meetup with like-minded RE professionals to share RE experience (good, bad and ugly), perspective on trends locally, financing strategies, etc.  

My tax professional mentioned the new tax code includes a $10k cap on mortgage interest deductions for investment properties. 

Everyone hears the old school rule of "never let your tenant know your business more than you" and the term "professional tenant" but no one realizes what it means. 

I've gone with another GC that has been very professional and giving honest opinions and concrete numbers on what he plans on doing.