Nothing ventured, nothing gained!   

Or am I going to have to be in a joint venture option with the investors, investors being 99% owner and I would be 1% owner.

I wish you all the best on real estate venture!

If that's true you might want to do joint venture with the seller where you do the following:Get  private money for the 5 to 10,000 to improve itShow the seller that they can make more money by allowing you to do a JV with them than selling it to we buy houses wholesalerWhere the numbers might work is this10,000 to improve itJoint venture fee 10000Sales cost 10% of commissions and closing costs and other costs 8500You buy it sub to the existing financing give them a note for their equity and then resell it and pay off their note in 90 daysVs 70% arv less repairs@Amy Fowlerundefined

I became aware that she has some pretty romantic ideas about our joint venture and seems to be somewhat more emotionally invested. 

Only then buy something worth $1 mil and create joint ventures.

I am venturing to guess that my best values will not be found there.

I am seeking a equity or venture capital partners to expand and lunge our business to the stratosphere.

Our IRAs are self-directed and we use them to invest in real estate (Notes, joint ventures, etc).  

That's a good way to venture in slowly and get your feet wet.