I am a property management professional with a background of managing large multifamily complexes.

I was trying to make the same points he was, though his were much more succinct and he has the legal background to support the statements...  :-)

What background should the partner have?

@John LiYou sound like you've got a great background!

I have also listened to every podcast multiple times.To give everyone a little background on myself: I recently withdrew from an accelerated combined undergraduate/graduate degree program after the first year of the MBA portion for reasons I will discuss below, and subsequently was awarded a Bachelors Degree in Business.  

I know the background check procedures the company requires.

do background ck and see where he/she live

If you import a tiff file with your signature on a transparent background (use photoshop to make this) then you have a stamp for your signature (and you can make one for your initials as well).

He advised me to spend as little time and money on website and graphic design as i can but i informed him i have a sister who is a graphic designer with a background in commercial real estate marketing and a best friend who is a web design genius type. 

@Adam Drummond I bought a condo that was a steal without having much background in real estate.