Go to fixer open houses and speak to agents and ask!

One of the best things about your situation right now is that you should have your VA entitlement, and that is a huge bonus for you.  

Our new tenants move in June 1st, so I can't speak about our experience with them yet. 

After you established what type of investing you want to do, speak to people in the group that are currently using that strategy. 

You may need to find a lawyer to help with this situation if you can't work together yourselves.And yes, generally speaking, don't do buy and hold deals with a partner!

I will call today, look forward to speaking to you.

I want to get front loaded on the information before speaking on the matter.     

There was a language barrier because I did not speak Spanish.

I’d say most of the people I’ve talked to so far are foreign and don’t speak english or there’s some sort of other reason for not being interested (ex husband paying for ex wife to stay, working things out with attorneys already, etc).

I'd recommend for you to focus on pulling in leads and speaking with sellers.