I'm saying it's irresponsible to post your gross without disclosing all the associated expenses because it gives viewers a false sense of success.

After graduating, I will be joining a law firm in Philadelphia as a real estate associate, advising large commercial clients for the most part.  

However, as far as real estate meetups, I can personally recommend Larry Harbolt's meetup in Pinellas Park, and the various meetings TBREIA (Tampa Bay Real Estate Investor's Association - disclaimer, I am a host with TBREIA :) ).

I currently just started working in Atlanta as a tax associate for a public accounting firm.

I came across investing in REITs (Real Estate Investing Trusts) which seems like a great way to earn passive income without dealing with the headache associated with managing rentals. 

Don't get caught in the trap of not wanting to hurt your cash flow, when that equity could be better utilized to generate more cash flow in a safely leveraged additional investment with all the other associated benefits of owning more property(loan pay down, depreciation, chance for appreciation, etc.).

I really like the idea of having my name associated with my business.

I am 19 getting ready to graduate college with an associates degree.

Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Chapter 4501 As of 11/15/17 Page 4501-7 The Borrower may have an ownership interest in a residential property other than the Mortgaged Premises if the Borrower does not occupy the property, and the Seller documents the following in the Mortgage file: The Borrower inherited their ownership interest in the property and shares ownership with another party, or The Borrower owns the property with another party and the debt associated with the property was assigned to the other party by a court order (e.g., a divorce decree), or The Borrower is a cosigner/guarantor on the related Mortgage debt and someone other than the Borrower has made payments on the debt associated with the property for the most recent 12 months, as documented with copies of canceled checks or a statement from the lender See Section 5401.2(b)(i) for requirements for excluding liabilities, including Mortgage debt, from the monthly debt payment-to-income ratio.Well - this is my third property that I am acquiring.

if it's 30+ days out - you still have time to shop for another lender.I also think you are mistaken that there is no fees associated with a Heloc. a HELOC can have a loan origination fee and may also require an appraisal of your home.