I'm fairly new to the real estate game and currently have 2 properties; 4 bed 2 1/2 bath renters have been in there going on their 5th year, and a new 3 bed 2 bath we're looking into using for a midterm.I work as a radiology manager for Methodist and been with them going on 10 years.

An advisor, not affiliated with any investment house, who works on a flat fee basis would be a step in the right direction. 

Here are a few I have looked at, By the way I have no affiliation or connection to any of these other than the investment I made with Lofty.AI I mentioned earlier.

I never received a single response from an actual property owner — just self-promotions from PMCs or people affiliated with PMCs.

RE investing is a numbers game so the more properties/options you look at, the higher the likelihood you'll land a good deal in a shorter amount of time.Only 6% of Suffolk 2-4 family properties listed since '23 have been triplexes and quads. 

I am looking to get into the real estate game early and learn as much as possible, especially about house hacking and possibly short-term rentals.

You can utilize hard money for a BRRR or flip to get into the game. 

Even worse, Van Gundy and ORES were not even the recordowner of—and had no affiliation with—at least 19 of the mobile homes they claimed to sell

Of course he's affiliated with an "LLC creation company" which he directs his followers toward to be charged way too much for services they don't need. 

It's part of participation trophy society where people get socially rewarded for just being in the game, but that shouldn't apply to real estate.