Silent-Partner Search & Funnel: How do you find silent-partners?

[Grant Shipman]

A funnel is a system of how your search starts with many potentials and funnels down to a few actuals.  This concept has been used in regard to finding deals a lot on BP.  I'm wondering if and how any of you use a funnel when searching for silent-partners to invest with.

-How do you first reach out to people? (for example, I call or message those I know and think may be good candidates)

-What do you communicate with your first contact?

-I'm interested in what you give or show to these two types of people:

1) Those who have expressed interest in being a silent-partner with you but don't know the first thing about REI.

2) Those you are interested in having as silent partners, and you want to introduce them to the idea. 

-How does your funnel end?

My funnel concludes with me asking for and receiving from the potential silent-partner: a completed balance sheet from my lender, last two years' tax returns, and credit score.  I pass this info on to my lender to see if the person would qualify for a loan that meets my investment strategy criterion.

I found myself developing some basic info to include in an intro packet (ie an email with links &/or pdf's) and a more complete packet (i.e. an email with more links & pdfs) for those who saw the intro packet and wanted more info to make their decision.  In the midst of this, I thought I'd ask y'all so as to not reinvent the wheel.