I haven't seen those kind of terms for a few years now, but am seeing them more and more for experienced folks.  

The key is to take action—analyze deals, connect with local investors, and learn from experienced mentors.Good luck!

I believe that connecting with experienced investors and fellow newcomers will be invaluable as I navigate this path.I am particularly interested in short term rentals, multi-family rentals, and possibly fix and flips. 

I am also willing to work for a more experienced investor or property management company in any capacity, be that market research, deal sourcing, property management assistance, rental optimization, or anything else needed.

Would also love to connect with experienced Cleveland rental investors.Much Thanks 2% deals are hard to come by but they do exist.

It'd be nice if I could receive help or tips from anyone (new or experienced).

This is a good question.I found that meetups are kind of like you described not much really happens there and for sure REIAs and their monthly meeting kind of the same people talking about the same thing then bring in ( at least what i have seen with the PDX reia) folks that are presenting on things that worked decades ago.. and want to sell their stuff for a few grand.For me personally the best networking hands down was SF Bay Area events  San Jose Reiaand LA  FIBI events.folks in those markets are very real estate centric and generally more experienced and in San Jose so many tech folks that have done really really well.. maybe not in RE but have done great in TECH and have quite a bit of bandwidth for investments..

As I build my career as an agent, I’m also passionate about real estate investing, specifically with a goal of purchasing multi-family, buy-and-hold properties where I can live in one unit and rent out the others.I’m here to network, learn from experienced investors, and contribute to the community.

While many experienced investors buy them up as fast as they can.You are going to get a lot of varying and different advice. 

This type of property would be very challenging for an EXPERIENCED investor to take down.