when structuring a joint venture what legal guideline do you follow to protect yourself?

Just do a joint venture or co-wholesale agreement with them.  

i am a local wholesaler with cash buyers looking to work with other investors and getting deals done 

Create a joint venture within the trust to fund in the project so that this investor would put up the risk after being directly qualified with the peer to peer funding group so that I could utilize my own funds elsewhere.

JV (Joint Venture) / Partnerships That is what I can think of off the top of my head.

First, in such equity splits, you will need a JV agreement (joint venture) and you need to have your attorney structure one for you that you can use over and over again with a few tweaks as you go.

Water freezes in lower joints and causes joints to weaken, motar loss and weight with gravity plays on structures causing those stair step seperations.

You still have to "inspect what you expect".Ever think of a Joint Venture Agreement?

This test has 4 parts to it that I read about on a few BP blogs by Adam Davis "The Howey Test (otherwise known as why private money investing involves the SEC)" and "Can You Skirt the SEC with Joint Ventures?".

Go slow always take measurements to make sure your straight and squareAlso get some quality knee pads and enjoy!