With two new people partnering together it's like having  dumb and dumber (I know you guys are smart, so that's just an expression) partnering  up so that they can burn two years worth of savings on a corperat divorce (not sure if that is faster and cheaper than a real life divorce, ask my friend that is still trying to divide properties after 3 years, many attorneys and many court hearings for code violations...).  

Stoker technology is pretty good.  

I really enjoy working with computers/technology, hiking, and running.I don't have much experience in real estate, although I have made a few offers on houses in the past, if that counts for anything.

The best advice I can give starting out is to connect with as many smart people as possible and to read, read, read.

Some people (smart people, like myself) hate mustard!!

There are very few places in Albany where gas is not available, its just a matter of installing it in the building and the demo along the way (usually the worst part).Energy audit may help identify some improvements but they will still be additional investments into the building to fix what they find (not always smart since the tenants are reaping the rewards) and it just comes out of your cash flow which is already very lean.

If they are a smart tenant they will not go unless the money is substantial.For instance when banks foreclose often times they will have the agent in pre-listing stage go and offer cash for keys as they know it is easier to sell a vacant property.

There are plenty of smart CEO's out there that make great decisions, but then there are some real dummies too.I hope this helps.Good luck!

I would love to do fix/flips but I do not believe that is a smart move for me as a out-of-state investor still learning a market that is very buy/hold heavy. 

Of those that we do accept, we will win some and lose others when we bid (as other smart investors also have access to off-market deals).