Waiting on that to happen might be my novice inexperience.

HiI like you live in another country uk to be exact, I wanted to buy in the us and did so last year, I was looking at florida and other places however the place I found for high cashflow and house prices had dropped dramatically was michigan, florida sounded great and one day I may buy there but the yields arnt as good as MI also I was looking at buffalo areas and the cashflow was great but prices have never really moved, so i went with MI.I wanted to do a flip and use the profit to buy a house for free and then rent it, but it never worked due to my lack of knowledge inexperiance etc...

Please excuse my inexperience.

However, we are hedging our inexperience by bringing in outside partners to bring clout to the table and to help raise capital, which are skills that we are building upon. 

For you to even consider partnering with a REI who's never made a single deal or had a property in his life, what would they have to bring to the table?  A great deal with great numbers?  A large sum of money to inves...

Most recommend inexperience young individuals to pursue bird dogging as a way to gain experience as well as make a little bit of money.

@Andrew AngererMostly inexperience.

I've always heard investing in experiences and travel is far more rewarding than investing in "stuff."

I've been involved with real estate for over 13 years and have close to a billion dollars in experience across 200+ properties and 29 states and single tenant triple net leases really are the best investment vehicle I'm aware of for gaining truly passive income in real estate.  

It will only put you at a disadvantage compared to other buyers and you will be tipping your hand showing inexperience.