1.Subscribe to the BiggerPockets Money and Rookie Podcasts2.Attend the FREE WEBINARS3.Attend a Meetup in Your Area / virtual meet ups4.Purchase the Beginner Books: How to Invest in Real Estate, Set for Life, The House Hacking Strategy5.Peruse the forums!

I'm in Livonia / Canton area and I haven't attended any Washtenaw County or Ann Arbor REIA events but I do attend the Oakland County REAI meeting in Troy as well as the Michigan REIA meetings in Troy and they are super helpful and if you sign up to get their emails you can check the topics in advance to make sure it's worth the trip for that meeting.They usually have really good speakers. 

And I do like the idea of bucking the trend, being a little contrarian, etc.If you haven't already done so, I'd recommend attending an upcoming RI Real Estate Investors Group meeting, which meets monthly in person for members and monthly virtually for members and non-members.

Furthermore, with all the nuances of the situation and the  timeline of events, you don't want anything to be turned around against you.

However, if you're looking to stay up to date on meetups/investor groups in an area, I would enter the filter "Real Estate Events and Happenings" as shown in the photo below.

I am not sure there are region specific forums, but you can search for posts and events based on city.

Headed to the NCREIA Wilmington event on July 18th.

Hostaway also lets you see where holidays fall on the calendar along with allowing you to post special notes on the calendar for special events, etc.4.

They don't want to risk loosing good tenants in the event you can't get a loan or back out.

Check out the calendar of events on the CFRI site.