You will be better off going to a real estate networking event where you can meet multiple people instead of 1 person via coffee.You can meet someone at a networking event and ask them for coffee / lunch at a later time if you click or want to learn more from the person.i would suggest Meetup.com, eventbrite or biggerpockets to find networking events.

I highly recommend you to learn as much as you can via their recorded videos and/or live event. 

FWIW, a tiny-house group in Atlanta is doing a virtual workshop on Thursday about developing pocket neighborhoods:https://oklahoma.uli.org/events/detail/CABD7705-6C0E-437B-A243-274637637601/I'm not affiliated with the event, but I did attend MicroLife's first in-person version of this workshop (just a few months ago) and thought the tools, examples, and methods they presented were useful.

Indy is now the host of many major events / conferences, and the narrative on the ground is very positive about our real estate, and like many places the supply cannot keep up with the demand. 

For example: If I bought a house for $200K, and the quote to construct the very same house in the same location is $300K, then the value of improvements should be considerably high ($200K) and the value of the land be considered negligible (closer to 0).Of course this helps depreciate more improvements in the life of the property, but I would like to hear your thoughts on whether this logic would hold up with IRS in the event of an audit.What do you think?

The circumstances were shaped by a historic event.

Georgia REI has a bunch of events in different pockets of the metro each month.

Attend real estate seminars, workshops, and networking events to expand your knowledge and connections in the industry.Set Goals and Create a Plan: Define your short-term and long-term goals as a real estate investor and create a plan to achieve them.

I've checked a few times but most stuff that pops up is in the seattle area. which I don't mind but a few real estate networking events that I attended people were more focused on DADU projects.

@Stuart Udis you don’t need a permit to put up a temporary tent for events on rural property.