With that being said and your post requesting a focus on partnerships, here are a few things to consider as you move forward.1) Do you need a partner - or are you simply looking for accessible forms of investment capital that will allow you to acquire properties with minimal hassles, given the underwriting requirements of most institutional/Fannie Mae lenders. 

To get a loan from a bank or other institution you have to think like the bank.

My borrower lives and will be buying property in Massachusetts, where the law allows private lending at up to 20% interest.

I am targeting Western, MA specifically, however I am open to others from MASS as well as nearby associates.

i am looking to gain more knowledge on the creative real estate business.

I am a new investor in Massachusetts looking to work with a wholesaler or any seller for that matter.

I did a quick search for Massachusetts and it appears you may be in the same situation.

Hello fellow Indy investors,I was talking with another local Indy investor and heard that Indianapolis is instituting a receivership program in 2016.  

The devil is always in the details....In short, Portfolio Lenders can be a useful tool for long term investors where the Community Banks/Institutional banks are not the best "fit" for your long term Portfolio.  

We shouldn't focus too much on the performance of individual units so long as we have enough dials to turn at a high level to meet our return requirements during this (hypothetical) period of transition.  4) Accessibility of financing and the movement of institutional funds to other markets.