If that is true I would probably sell and buy in a place where there is less competition.   

Or at best you overpay and the "designer" buys the cheapest junk furnishings possible. 

You don't have to buy one, you can install an app on your phone that will accomplish the same thing.

Exactly what Chris suggests - buy the house from them and rent it back to them.

In 2022 I purchased a 3-bed/2-bath condo outside San Diego for $535,000 with intentions to buy and hold.

If your current lender can’t accommodate you, explore STR-focused lenders like Host Financial or Lima One Capital, or consider bridge loans to buy time while you build your rental history.

In addition, you can even organize any fix-and-flips and buy-and-hold inventory. 

If you buy upscale (desirable) properties in desirable areas as opposed to affordable (undesirable) crapboxes in undesirable areas you won’t need to entice tenants.

I am looking to partner with someone and when I find them , I wanted to know what is the best strategy to partner with them? What bylaws should I consider and what business strategy should we implement?

This would be more of a multi-family buy and hold play.