I'm a college student in the St.

Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

I attend the bi-weekly Investor MeetUp as often as I can make it.I have a MFH and SFH rental in the area myself, but have not done any proper investment real estate personally.  

im in east meadow now and just attended my first investor meeting.  

Depending on where you live and your availability, you may want to check out Phillip Dwyer s Meetup in Henderson next Tuesday, where several BP members attend: http://www.meetup.com/Henderson-Real-Estate-Invest...Jean

I have already joined the PIG group and I attended the last meeting at the convention center.

Both Northwest REIA and Rarebird hold multiple meetings every month and are attended by a lot of experienced investors.

It sounds like you're eager to get started, I would counsel you to pump the breaks a little bit and spend some time not just attending meetings, but making connections and sitting down with current investors in-person to get their take on things.I would also start studying the MLS or, if you don't have ready access to it, redfin, zillow, and the like to just start getting a sense for what properties are selling for how much in which areas of the Puget Sound region.

I attended the inspection and John agreed to fix each and every item the inspector pointed out.

I spent 4 years in college in Ithaca (perhaps you did as well!).