Quote from @David Naphy: Hi BP community, I appreciate any and all suggestions!

There may some merits to investing upstate/western NY, but I would suggest doing some serious homework into eviction timelines, annual rent % increases, etc. 

However if you aren't doing mass scale, we definitely suggest letting the contractor handle material purchasing.As long as the client has all of the materials at the jobsite, place them where they go, they are all the correct type/fit and there are all of the misc parts (adapters/special hardware/etc) needed to do the install.

I am looking for suggestions on how to structure a partnership (short term) that will benefit him but allow me to be dissolve our partnership after a couple years as he isn't interested in long term holds. 

I would suggest starting with what types of investments you would like to get into and goals.

i loved their videos and i did contact them, but am worried as some have suggested that they pawn you off to juniors and that their response is very slow.

I fell off the wagon when I saw a bullet point that indicated all second story apartments have an elevator and their suggestion that it was possible to get 1000% Plus Potential Cash-on-Cash return in the 1st Year.Where has SCDC built?

Joining a team is a good suggestion but not sure if all teams will allow you to specialize outside of the team's focus.

And are you suggesting to do a DSCR loan for any strategy or a specific one?

The fact that RentRedi doesn't have another option (and apparently aren't open to suggestions?)