@Seana Yates While people structure partnerships anyway that they find acceptable, here are some concepts to consider:Your "sweat equity" is great because it saves you in expenses. 

Just couple years ago I assisted another BP member who was in similar situation, you can actually read related discussion here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/527...Solo 401k plans are pretty inexpensive to setup and maintain, and because there are no other participants other than the business owner and his/her spouse they are simple to administer. 

Hi @Steve Riebman      I would suggest a light rehab (flip) on an inexpensive home to the average in the market.

Inexpensive land scaping is a good place to start - simply mulch the flower beds for example.

While I can’t speak for what others are paying, I can tell you the cost to build new here is not inexpensive.  

Definitely not a 50-50 spit in expenses but only a 75-25 split until initial investment is regained. 

Wealth in real estate is built on appreciation over a long period of time (e.g many investors in Bay Area and LA) but on BP and social media, cash flow is constantly pushed in inexpensive locations which likely won't appreciate enough to make up for all the costs.

I'm not looking to sue people and get tied up in expensive litigation fees but is it something I should consider?

But I have to think the service providers who rely on transactional real estate deals for their income IE RE agents  MLO  PM the agents in Columbus OHIO :) etc this would be a very inexpensive form of advertising that they would pay an add on for.

Where do you guys go to get it good and inexpensive painters?