@Bill WilliamsNew Mexico is one of about 9 states that has a Community Property right between married couples, which includes ( as I understand it), as stated previously, the home acquired prior to marriage belongs to the individual, not both of you; hence she would have the freedom to sell or mortgage that home anytime, without your consent involved.Any income earned from such a separate property belongs to the individual, but if you choose to share bank accounts and 'commingle' funds, and the house is sold, those proceeds placed into a joint account become community i.e. both of your funds.Community property is acquired by either spouse during marriage, and selling or  encumbrance requires both of your signatures.  

Ben,Best way to find partners and or funding for deals is to have a deal to present to folks on this site. 

Instead of keeping your money in mutual funds, IRAs , etc with usually small returns (less than 4%), you can hard money lend for much higher returns (8-20%).

Does a wholesaler here in Florida have to use transactional funding and a double close?

Funds are typically wired.

Since I am likely to be forced to look for private funds or possibly a cash partner, what terms should I look for in a fair partnership or private funding?

I have two lenders that I work with that fund all over the SE.

Seems to me that if the seller doesn't need the money they would potentially make a far better return on their investment by using seller financing vs putting it in the bank or investing it in mutual funds or stocks.

I used that loan for 5 commercial properties this year and the bank was able to provide 80% LTV.

What would it take to become funded, as this is my first look at this type of funding.