RE: balance side mounted engine?
As Illusion stated, I've found that merely moving the battery to one side and affixing it with ties/velcro/tape, etc. goes a long way to getting the latteral balance right.
Then you can use the technique of adding small wingtip weights as in Miniflyer's post, to fine tune the plane.
Often the battery alone can be enough, as you'll need to trim the plane out for torque effects anyway.