@Ned J. finding a good team def takes some blood, sweat, and tears lol. 

I mean the golden info in the podcasts coupled with action and some "luck" (luck is a dividend of sweat!)

You have "Fix & Flip type" profit of $75k....so you have that amount of sweat equity into a $280k home.How do you think of "opportunity cost"?

You can put in the sweat equity and whatever cash you can offer and the partner(s) invest the capital. 

I'm sure you won't sweat negotiations like many others starting out might with your background.

I'm looking at refinancing all and pulling out sweat equity and appreciation for my next. 

I am humble enough to leverage  sweat equity for opportunities to learn and build genuine relationships through real estate.

I suspect many inexperienced investors, that do not understand the full cost of buy n hold, are under calculating long-term costs and may not even realize that they are purchasing a cash flow negative house.  1% properties have not been found on MLS here since maybe 2013.  50% rule would show every purchase at large negative cash flow (but at our rent point the 50% rule is too conservative).I look for value adds that reduce my investment amount and provide instant sweat equity. 

Finally, look into house hacking as this is a really great way to gain sweat equity in a property that can be captured in a tax advantaged way every couple of years. 

All you are bringing is the deal and sweat - no risk.