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!! 

The market is HOT and you will get multiple offers within 7 days if you're priced right and don't have a god-awful layout or other issues.Rent strikes are not happening in any meaningful way.

I need to expand my network so that I can be having these meaningful conversations with more seasoned investors.

You need both elements (high demand and limited supply) sustained over long periods of time to get meaningful appreciation ... having one without the other, or having both for only a short period, and you don't get significant or sustainable appreciation. 

Being so fresh into this community yet eager to learn I have filled my brain with new knowledge from the moment interest sparked and I've considered mentors I just don't know where to look per-say, I do find the way you find someone every month to learn from fascinating and would you mind sharing how it changed your mindset when it comes to success?

EVERYTHING you do from this point forward is for them…and this much more meaningful than before.

You've already increased your credibility and reputation here on BiggerPockets, because you: listened to helpful advice; and,took swift and meaningful action.I actually recommend folks start out by building their own spreadsheet, so they intimately understand the complete ins and outs of all the numbers.

For good measure, the new investor could put in $10,000 of their own capital to show that they are going in with what they can reasonably afford, so that they have meaningful skin in the game as well. 

I'll check some references I have to see if it is meaningful to you.