If you don't have the extra cash, can you get creative with a private lender or partner stacked on bank debt? 

There are networking opportunities with the group after these meetings as well but it seemed like mainly people in the program and not experienced capital raisers that are there by design (but I could be wrong).  

It's debt you'd still have to pay back, but at least you will not touch one of those two amazing interest rates. 

Or do they leverage debt, and use the subsidies to cover the equity needed?

Ultimately responsibly using leverage (both equity and debt), implementing systems and buying good assets with realizable equity  is how you scale while operating a sustainable real estate business.

I've flipped 6-8 houses, made good profit on those, and just purchased my first 4-unit multi for mainly cost seg purposes/long-term appreciation. 

I don't know if the main participants in this discussion deserve medals or need better hobbies...

Just a follow up question, were you utilizing debt to invest, I have always been taught since a young age to try and not utilize debt (I come from a family of stock market investors, traditional business owners) where debt is not utilized as frequently which I obviously understand debt can be a very powerful tool and utilized in a great way its just something I want to avoid with my investments to an extent any suggestions for investing without debt or as little as possible. 

On the other hand, I feel one of the main advantages of passive investments (via syndication/crowdfunding) is that I can hire a manager who has years more experience than I can ever hope to obtain myself.

If the property can service the debt at 90% leverage between a senior 1st and the seller second, you're looking at a good investment!