.), you must contribute one of the following to get a deal done:Land (The Deal): You can locate a really good deal, conduct the due diligence, draft the investment summary, locate a reputable property manager, obtain debt financing quotes and raise equity to close the transaction.Labor (The Expertise/Property Management):You can locate a capital partner who has a deal and provide property management services to increase the value and generate an attractive return to investors. 

Happy to be hear and hope soon I can contribute to the site.

For a very small HOA with only a couple capital components, that may not be an issue but for anything more complicated, the board may want to consider hiring a company.Should the board decide to move forward with doing it in-house, I usually suggest that they get a price from a contractor to do the job today, estimate how much longer the component has until replacement and add 3% per year to the cost to budget for reserve contributions.

Anybody that I can contribute to their success as well as my own, I want to create a long lasting relationship with.

As you allude to, the operating agreement will specify the member's contribution requirements, member roles, methods of "control", responsibilities, ownership stakes, rules on distributions, etc.

Until now I have just been paying down what little credit card debt I have and contributing to a Roth.

That is a tremendous contribution you are making for every American.  

I believe in this scenario we would be contributing equal amounts of cash as well. 

@Brandon Maxwell welcome, I'm sure your expertise will be a good contribution here.

I can really contribute four things to my success so far. 1) Hang out and Associate with people who are doing what you want to ultimately be doing RIGHT NOW.