You can check out the tax/legal forums and read through some threads and see if any one seems like they'd be a good match for you to work with. 

If you learn what's important to us, it's a lot easier to structure your deals to match what your partners want to invest in.

When a lender shares my credit report, the score never matches but is usually close. 

I would so much rather go to RealQuest and in seconds (literally) pull a list of all of the owners that match my criteria.

I don't do that type of work (usually done by Architect), but they don't usually allow the max unless you are either matching your neighbors, or have a lot of room on the sides.

If I was starting from scratch (w/500k...I guess that's a lot of scratch)m here's what I would do:1 - Learn how to analyze Markets to find the Micro Markets within the larger general markets2 - Learn how money works3 - Learn how to develop a plan based on specific financial goals4 - Learn how the first 3 above must work together as one to reach success5 - Apply the above within specific micro markets that whose profiles match the criteria required at the specific timelines within the Plan6 - Develop my Power Team that includes:  Accountant, rehabers, lenders, partners, property managers, and a series of RE Agents (NEVER just one)7 - Now, analyze the individual properties within the Micro Markets found in Step #5, making sure NOT to negotiate against myself6 - Follow the  2 Golden Rules:  Never,EVER, spend your seed money (that 500k). 

If you think there is another company that is a better match then consider moving your properties. 

Then start calling the ones that you think might be a match.

A boxer doesn't wait till the next match to work on his form.

And if during that time we've figured out we're not the best match to work together, then it's a ton of time saved.