Hi Andrew - I use Reliant Energy (https://www.reliant.com) for the rental portfolio I own and the rentals I manage for others.You can ask Reliant for a month-to-month contract, instead of a 1 year contract. 

You're asking someone to spend a lot of time and energy to share what they've spent years - maybe decades - learning and developing.

Bob BurnsIMO almost every guru approach to real estate success is flawed because it teaches that one method/strategy will be successful in every market in all economic climates.  

Is the split one person has the capital but not the time/energy for the work, and the other is the opposite? 

If you are planning to contact sellers directly, Deal Machine is very good and very economical in pricing. 

How much capital, time, and energy can you put in to markets farther from your local area.

It's not a migration to the town from Charlotte as suggested, although statewide growth has been consistent, Kings Mountain is a bit far from the economic gravitational pull of the Charlotte metro area, and the out-pacing in pricing is due to the casino, not so much a shelter from higher prices in Charlotte. 

ohio isn't what I talk about, I focus on Columbus which is one county but Central Ohio as a whole is the only economic driver of the entire state. 

You may not get 100% economic benefit, but you'll earn a ton in experience and build up your track record.Think of the long game, and don't get stuck on the economics of a partnership.

I recently founded Auben Capital Partners to focus my time and energy on raising capital.Today, I lead a team of SFR experts who have transacted over 2 billion dollars in sales, completed over 30,000 renovations/developments and leased over 20,000 units.However it was a long road to get to this point, full of lots of challenges and lessons learned.