How do you screen partners?

[Nicholas Jose]

Good morning, BP.

I've been going to a couple of RE meetings now, and at some point, I'll bump into someone who might be looking for a partner. I would like to partner up with someone, too; however, what's holding me back is the great unknown: I have absolutely no idea who this person is! Could this person be a scammer waiting to sucker in the novices? Has this person partnered up with anyone else before? How's this person's track record? Etc etc.

Maybe I'm overthinking things, but if you guys were to partner up with someone you've just met for the first time, how would you go about screening them?