Looking for Partners

[Jesse Carter]

No, this isn't a dating post (sorry, bad joke).  Good afternoon! A friend and I are doing all of the self-educating that we can muster at the moment and what I'm  stuck on at the moment is what is the best way to look for a partner?

My thing is, if I do the work and look for a property and approach someone to partner with, if I'm bring zero money to the table, what's to keep them from just cutting me out and getting the property without me? Do you have to have legal contracts to keep this from happening?

Also, what's the best way to find a partner?  I'm sure it's not a wise idea to walk up to an individual who I know is wealthy and say, "Hey! Want to use some of your money to help me make some?" Maybe there's a resource on BP or something else?

Any help would be great.  

I'm out of Augusta, GA by the way.