@Jorge Barboza Jr.Tom is right, determine each player's roles and contributions, including time, talents, and money.You may even decide to have one party active and the other passive. 

Do you have 3M talent?

I was hoping I can gain some insight on some possible strategies "to bring my talents to south beach" - Lebron James.

HousingWire stated Amazon is recruiting talent from the top 10 HMDA lenders.

I lucked out with having a very talented HVAC tech do the work on the side. 

We have tried Upwork, too and there are a lot of great talents there but I don't want to spend time hiring VAs myself.

You will potentially get better returns betting on young talent, but it's risky. 

I am new to real estate investing and so glad to have found such an incredible group of smart, talented and helpful people.Real estate investing on this level is new to me but I have always had the burning interest to one day really dive in.

Matt Burke is a thought leader in the mid-market space ($2-$25 million) and has a host of incredibly talented syndicators and fund managers who they currently handle fund management and capital raising for. (2) 1031 exchanges are great but I would also consider Opportunity Zones as a potential capital gain tool.

BUT with him being new and potentially having the skill set to do other repairs in the future, I feel like this may be a good way to see his work ethic and talent to get jobs done in a professional manner, if that makes sense.