Furthermore this is simply more cash outlay than i would want on my ownI offered a partnership on the deal to the contractor. 

I already mentioned a possible seller financing option and he seemed interested.Properties are in Northern Connecticut, If anyone in the area would want to talk about a possible partnership on this please direct message - I may be interested

Considering the contractor is doing all of the manual labor and keeping costs down, what do I bring to the table to begin this partnership?

The best way to do it is to form an equitable split going forward as it is determined in your partnership agreement.

@Patti Robertson I agree its sounding more like a partnership.

I can only assume the LLC is taxed as a partnership and not a C Corp as you didn't specify.You may want to seriously consider re-organizing the LLC in another jurisdiction to avoid the $800 CA LLC tax going forward. 

Third party opportunities - Your idea sounds like it could open up a whole string of third party partnerships from advertising to lessons to retail and much much more.

Then you can use BP's partnership with foreclosure.com to find them: https://biggerpockets.foreclosure.com/Good luck!

@Darian Hardy Network with others, join REI groups and clubs, find people here on BP, and maybe even do a partnership with another established wholesaler with a very extensive list and resources.

Not sure how to go about crowd funding or partnerships?