Originally Posted by KRL

Not necessarily an investor who will be passive. What I'd recommend is an active partner who has skills in the areas you feel you don't have.

I have one of my biz partners, for example, in California, who I've been doing deals with for over 20 years. We share a lot of skills, but he has some good ones I don't, and I have some he doesn't, so we compliment each other and our combined energy works well together on deals.

It also gives you a chance to get more time productivity out of each day if you have deal partners, so you don't have to do it all yourself, which is where most guys get bogged down.