Hope to make some meaningful connections there and I hope to bring value to some investor willing to take me on.

Your returns in experience, education and confidence to do your next deal are almost always more meaningful than your cash flow. 

Occasionally their speakers have something to sell but always educational and meaningful.  

Fortunately I was able to find skilled and trustworthy contractors, and share equity stake with them to give them skin in the game and ambition to be successful.To get the seller to closing, I built a short but meaningful relationship with the seller.

And don't forget your email.There are a lot of people out there who might have a spark of interest but aren't ready to fully commit to submitting themselves to making a phone call to get a sales pitch. 

If you are a "one trick pony" and only trying to wholesale or fix and flip with 65 % LTV, and have very limited money to invest in marketing,  it is not unusual to go 9 to 12 months with very little to show for it, maybe longerIf you are a transaction engineer, with a full toolbox, helping sellers sell and maximizing their equity, you can buy on "sub to", wraps, lease options, and installment sales on free and clear properties.You can jv with sellers on minor rehabs that do not fit traditional numbers.See @Dev Horn s marketing video "the rule of 7" which means it takes seven mailings to one list to get a meaningful resultWhere I live in Los Angeles it's not uncommon for people to spend five to $10,000 every month when searching for wholesaling prospectsWholesaling is not for the faint of heart. 

The majority of calls I make do not end in any meaningful negotiations, but I imagine it's a numbers game and I will make a significant contact at some point.

At his meet ups, he shares about the pitfalls of ambition for financial gain, inspires people to live meaningful, generous lives. 

Instead, you're stay locked in "preparation" mode rather than taking any kind of meaningful action towards your goals (in this case, generating revenue).I recognized this early on and avoid it like the PLAGUE!! 

You will make them paranoid and scare them off.If on the other hand you can help fix their credit or offer other solutions, then PERHAPS it would be meaningful to refer to the circumstance.