We travel often and my lifestyle is completely location independent, so we are strategizing a way for her to make some money while not needing to be physically present at all times.

It is the Strategic Investor Alliance. http://strategicinvestoralliance.com/We just had an event that drew attendees from throughout the country. 

Its sounds like you are heading in the right direction though: finding a strategic partner that you can move forward with and make decisions together.

You'll actually have some flexibility and opportunity to strategically position yourself.  

Currently I am attracted to SW Portland including Lake Oswego and West Linn.Very interested to know stats such as cap rates and more for different Portland areas.Would be also interested to discuss with local investors and hopefully get into strategic partnership. 

I bring over 20 years of interior design and remodeling experience to the table and am in the process of strategizing my target market, working on business logo and marketing tools, analyzing properties, building my team and determining my business goals for scaling, funding etc.  

The thing with development is that it is strategically uneven.

I'd say formulate a long term goal and work backwards.

@Dan Mackin I haven't finished the flip yet (just purchased it actually) but I'm trying to formulate an exit strategy early on.

To begin , I've been contemplating on investing in real estate for quite a while and I finally about two months ago decided to formulate a plan.