https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/06/google-and-salesforce-sign-massive-strategic-partnership/Exceptions to the Contractor/Vendor RuleYou do not have to issue 1099-MISC forms to C- and S-corporations or to entities from whom you purchase products, such as merchandise you'll later resell.Payments made to contractors and vendors by debit card, credit card or through third parties like PayPal are also exempt—the IRS uses a different method to track these transactions. 

Partnerships have more potential for problems.  

The first rental I bought is in Squamish, then I bought one in Quebec in a partnership with my brother.

If so, you could advertise your skills in the marketplace and possibly team up with investors in a partnership or an LLC structure, and together embark into lucrative buying, renting, or selling properties in the State of Florida.

I wanted to come on here to ask, has anyone done a partnership to buy a rental property?

There's no requirement in Virginia for a property manager to be licensed.There are very few PM functions one can perform without a license. 

Purchase price: $286,000 Cash invested: $100,000 Added a 1 bedroom, 1 bath fully functional apartment.

Also understand occupancy is often a function of the rate. 

The hardest ship to sail is a partnership.

This sort of partnership may make a good setup to get into REI strategies that are out of range of your current capital.