Don't worry about negotiating skills, focus more on building the expenses involved.

You can do it all but it takes IMMENSE time management skills and a great great team.

Tertiary goal is to learn enough and build enough so that when I do retire from the fire department I can take my knowledge and skills with me to my new location - most likely a beach somewhere in the Carolinas - and be able to invest locally in beach rentals. 

LOL.. figured with my Tesla I have no gas.. and I get bored sometimes so I though maybe I give folks a ride around and socialize a little. .. but then when I read the fine print that I had to accept dogs.. that was a no go in Oregon they would be wet and smelly and muddy.. so my lyft career never lyfted off LOL.. on a side note.. one gig I like that is real estate related for those looking for extra money is that of a transaction coordinator realtors really rely on those folks and you don't have to drive anywhere  computer great scanner and some skills.. my wife pays her 400.00 a file.. and she closed over 30 files last year.. so that's just one realtor and her coordinator has many realtors I bet she makes well over 100k a year from her home.. ( now she is very good I want to emphasize that ) 

But if you've got time and/or other skills to devote, a less-than-perfect credit score can be worked around. 

Typically, I would base the profit distribution on the initial capital contribution, but I am not sure if that is equitable in this situation as his skills will likely be needed more often than my skills as an attorney.

If you're trust worthy, skilled, business savvy, then go buy yourself the project, work on it, and own it yourself. 

You're also going to need an extremely skilled transporter. 

ask yourself if 1) you have the time and bandwidth to quarterback your own real estate investing business plan, 2) Do you have the experience and/or skill sets to execute the plan, and 3) Is it a MUST that you quarterback the business plan or do feel comfortable with someone else making business decisions for you? 

Hello,I am a general contractor with part tIme crew, they are skilled and trustworthy but I can’t hire them full time because I do not have steady stream of revenue, we specialize in kitchen and bathroom remodel, during summer we are quite busy but thIngs slow down startIng Oct till late Feb / March.