Lacking any one of those can cause you to invest in a shaky project or lose your investment (foreclosure is an incredibly expensive and drawn-out process).Another cash flow option is to indirectly invest in real estate via a Private Real Estate Fund.Investing in a private loan fund:Pros: You gain a real estate asset managed by professionals and avoid the risks and illiquidity inherent in the direct investment.Con: Your investment funds can be committed for a longer period of time.

The real heat is professional wholesalers specialize in a skill that you don't/nor do you benefit from this aspect of real estate.

The technology is just awesome and incredibly cheap for its many, many benefits.

We'd like to split net profits 50/50 and I'd prefer if he can also get the tax benefits. 

The lease to own agreement went terribly wrong when it was drawn up by the tenants attorney and clearly geared to benefit the tenant.

Comes down to cost vs. benefit.

Any suggestions for classes to take that may benefit me when starting out.

The benefit to having specialty contractors is two fold in my opinion.

To understand the complexities of a househack for tax purpose - You own a personal residence in addition to an investment property.Payments made directly(repairs to unit) to the investment property or indirectly(mortgage interest, real estate taxes, insurance) are deducted against your rental income.

Then you can have your own list, but still benefit from all the other info those services provide.