I will be open to doing retail sales although that is not my primary objective.

As a broker, that is the purest way to remain objective.

For now this will only distract you from what you should be doing: deals.Before I get killed here by team technology here, let me say this: I appreciate the notion of "starting professional", but in my 15 year experience working and mentoring a lot of new investors, software, websites, logos, business cards and entities etc are all "shiny objects" that serve no real purpose other than mesmerizing and distracting from the real job on hand, which is buying properties and renting them out.Software and automation have it's place, when you have grown so big, that this is becoming a bottleneck, then it is a solution to an actual problem.

However, more equity is required, and having a track record is vital for recruiting private equity.Scaling your real estate investment company necessitates careful consideration of your long-term objectives.

This partner's experience and my assets and project plan would be the basis for loan approval.My Objective: I would like to know how to structure this partnership in a way that allows me to retain maximum control and profit while providing just enough incentive to the partner to participate.

@Andrew M.Andrew, I 'm going to be a little more encouraging towards your plan.The four big objectives things that you'll need to look for , when buying a first out-of-state turnkey  are:1. good , decent  neighborhood that will attract and retain good tenants.2. house in great condition (either well rehabbed, new, or just pristine) that will attract and retain good tenants.3. 

I was also thinking I would ask my tenants, who are cooperating, to sign a statement stating they did not put t(e lock in place and do not object to my moral of it for inspection purposes.

You can even find some articles online that discuss the benefits, so it's coming from an objective third party.it's also important to demonstrate your reliability as a buyer.

-No reason, my objective is to put as little down possible and use cashflow and the four properties as collateral. 

For me, that will be a syndication opportunity, but you are welcome to interpret that as a buy and hold, BRRR, flip, or whatever other strategy you use.Risk — Preservation of capital is my most important objective for this investment because I need to know the funds will be available when the capital call comes in for the syndication.However, to truly preserve the purchasing power of my capital today, it needs to be invested in something that returns a rate greater than or equal to the inflation rate.