Hey Trevor,Many real estate investors mistakenly believe that they will be protected from lawsuits by their integrity, their insurance company, or a mistaken belief that they don’t expose themselves to liability.

A simple search on the tax assessors site gives me names and I think I'll just message them on social media.

Social media has been a big part of our growth.

The same state that found cops who shot innocent, unarmed black men not guilty,  There are many shady RE agents around the country, but that doesn't mean I categorize them all into one box(now THAT'S uneducated) Although there are some shady wholesalers(as there are some shady people in every industry) there are also thousands of honest wholesalers who moves with integrity that actually care about helping people.

How can I protect myself I were to proceed with this joint venture deal (trusting the partner's integrity, exit strategies, etc.)

Hey @Bob Huggins, you might want to consider moving over to Evolve Vacation as those are all the platforms they are integrated with and have their own reporting platform and owner/manager portal.   

@Asury Johnson does it allow the kind of integration I’m asking about?

My wife and I have a "vertically integrated vacation rental development and operation" business for the past 14 years. 

This doesn't answer your question, but Integrated Services (InServ) out of Tulsa Oklahoma is providing boilermakers. 

But if you're looking for long-term tenants in low-income housing, as we do, it pays to look carefully at the situation.This is where you really need to hit the social media sites, find her FB and find all her friends' FBs, Instagram, etc.