They also provide a list of cash buyers and other resources to make the quickest "flip" possible.

2)  Should I just sit down with a lawyer and have him draft up a partnership agreement (both parties 100% want to have something in writing before we purchase our first investment property), or are there any resources on the site/elsewhere that we can draft our own agreement?  

I'm not sure how to tackle this.Short story is - I want to try my hand at owning vacation properties that are oversea for me - I do not know where to start.Basically I am asking for information resources. 

Long-term plan is to own 1 larger apt complex with on-site mgt.  

I will be running a background check for some applicants for the first time and I was wondering what resources you use to do that?

What crowdfunding sites have you had good experiences with (whats the difference betw accredited vs non-accredited investors)?

One of our lenders hooked me up to it and I've liked what I've seen so far, but I'm not sure if it's worth putting all of my contacts and using it as my full resource tool yet.

https://www.naahq.org/sites/default/files/naa-docu...

I then use websites like Build.com or Wayfair to source the majority of the materials and have them shipped directly to the project site.

Instead of building entire rooms off site, they are building just the wall frames, for example.