When you try to squeeze the rehab down in order to hit your goals, there will be someone who gets the short end of the stick. 

She is a realtor who works a great deal with investors and runs a Hampton roads investor's meet up once a month in VA Beach, and we have a small group of military investors that meet up separately to network, syndicate, and help each other out with our individual goals.  

Goal is to retire at 50-55 and live off rental income and have all debt paid off. 

My Goal: To purchase properties, SFD or Multi, to create $8,000 in passive income within the next five to six years to retire and enough the little time I would have left with my children before they leave my home. 

You should identify what your goals are and what you plan to do and then ask for the “best” approach.  

My goal is to begin searching for my next property in November and hopefully close on it by the end of the year.Goals for the future is to have enough income from my properties to be able to leave my job in the next few years.

Get advice from a few investors and work through what your goals are together.

As for all the information out there, narrow it down to what your long term goals are and focus on that. 

But you would save on the listing commission, which I assume is your goal?

@Nick Cockrell If you have a good relationship with this potential partner and your goals are aligned I would go ahead and partner.