I know becoming a part time agent is one way, but where we live in south Florida seems to be overfilled with agents and I don't think its a great fit for us right now. 

Where do you live, and where are your units? 

I'm enjoy the challenges of finding creative solutions through the numbers and negotiating what can work for both the buyer and seller. 

Lots of really good seafood and live music. 

I buy homes as a primary residence with 5% down and move into them keeping my previous as a rental and the area that I live doesn't have new builds that would work for us, otherwise I would buy a new build. 

I didn’t really enjoy any part of being a landlord.

I grew up north of San Francisco and then moved to live and invest in Reno, NV.

I’ve been coaching new investors for a while, and I always enjoy hearing about what brings people to real estate.

Perhaps if your partner was a general contractor or handyman type there may be some merit there to reduce costs / increase profitability.If your partner enjoys deal sourcing, a better move might be for him to become an agent - so he could legally collect commissions from finding deals and managing properties for multiple people. 

Purchase price: $129,000 Cash invested: $5,000Condo we lived in and fixed up.