I have a W-2 job primary and my business partner has another business.

.✅ Creates a Scalable Business – You can’t grow if you’re the bottleneck.

I just don't know where to find a private lender as anything I have googled looks to be for businesses or a scam. 

Would love to have a reliable person to help free up some of our time to focus on growing the business.

In Real Estate, TIME IS MONEY.Getting a rehab loan done quickly is worth paying an extra few points in order to be efficient as you will be able to expand your BRR business which would yield results greater than the increased cost of capital that hard money brings.In order to escape a scarcity mindset you need to understand that money is in theory unlimited, they print it.But can you print time?

Quote from @La Toya Flowers Butler: I'm a newbie to real estate investing, looking to learn, cultivate business relationships, and invest!  

Using a smaller bank or credit union is the way to go.Being that you have been in business for 10 years I am VERY surprised your business banker can't help you!

I'm not thinking of 'scaling' my business by becoming a 'passive investor' in someone else's business.

So thats the reality from my point of view I made a business out of this for many years and my dad made a business out of this in the 70s through the 80s so lots of experience at it. 

My business still needs to sustain itself.