BP in of itself is does not make a potential partner a good choice there are a lot of scammers that are hitting this site lately and there are a lot of newbies and you don't really want to go thorugh their learning curve whne you yourself are in the learning stage.

I don't want a partner and I don't want to use all my cash on one deal more will come I'll just keep looking.

Have you considered partnering with somebody who has a good foothold in a more profitable area than where you live?

.#3 is fairly passive if you have a good turnkey company, good location and a good PM.Of course #4 is all you although you could partner up with someone else.So it comes down to your goals, the level of passive vs active investor that you want to be, your resources(Time , Money, Experience).Your choices will depend on your goals. 

We could be a good partner/associate for you in your RE business.  

@Kenneth Jackson,About the only option you have is to learn how to team up with money partners, whether that's private lenders, other investors or hard-money.Read up on self-directed retirement accounts and how folks can use them to take more active control of their earnings on their retirement savings.When you can show folks how you can get them 12% to 20% return on their money versus the beating their savings has taken on Wall Street - 50% to 90% losses, you'll soon have more money available than you can find deals to do.There was a post in another thread about the biggest mistakes newbies make.

She wants to do something that puts some money in her pocket and lets her feel like she's not only contributing, she's an equal partner.

seller financing, private financing, hard money financing, partnering, joint venturing  

Hi, a business partner and I are interested in starting up a house flipping business, however we have no funds of our own to start our initial flip.

Find a mentor, partner, or client (buyer) who you can work for.