On one hand, most of my accomplishments have been self-motivated and through "trial-by-fire", and I'm ok with taking my bumps and creating my business as a one man show, for now (although I'm hardly a spring chicken).  

Not sure how you'd do that in this case since you're in SF.There's all sorts of variations based on how much value each partner brings to the table, up to and including the investor buying the property and giving you an equity stake - you just sit back and get a check when it's sold.As for splitting profits, it really depends on the risk involved.  

I almost feel bad asking this as variations of this question has been asked many times.

Some platforms allow a trial period (lead pro and realeflow do for sure; rebo does NOT, but they will schedule a personal demo for you).

I did the free trial thing and thought it was pretty user friendly.

As you eluded to, the process seems very straightforward with a basic recipe to follow, but I think many aspiring syndicators underestimate the trials and tribulations we are faced with on a daily basis up until closing.

oh good point @Gordon Cuffe I suppose it would have to be a bit of a variation on BRRRR, where I buy a destressed property with a FHA and work on the rehab as I go.

You purchase a bond for am amount set by the state, so if the owner comes back... they are assured of some value if you blew the notices etc... turn all that into the state and they give you the title... not every state is the same... some require a public auction... or something else that is a variation of these steps...

Other lenders offer asset depletion, for those who have substantial net worth but still prefer to take a loan instead of paying cash.There are lenders that offer one or two variations on the regular Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac guidelines in exchange for higher rate and lower LTV.  

Seems like there is a variation of this theme on this thread.