Their lien is attached to the property itself and can still cloud a title.

It’s hosted by @Vince Crane.

You can host the event and have others come to you.

With the availability to host via airbnb/vrbo Its like the great CA gold rush here now!

Host a meetup for local investors with food and drink and present my numbers as a case study to benefit all?  

I will be working in the saint cloud, little falls, brained areas. 

I'm not in the Hartford area, but @Scott Hollister hosts a meetup in Manchester.

I've met some of my investors through a meetup I host, some at other networking events, and some on BiggerPockets.

That accomplishes both of these things at once: your debt is reduced because you've paid off everything from your old house (and I consider your primary residence to be not-so-good debt because it doesn't pay you money, like an investment property should) and also you'll be generating income from the other units you'll be renting to tenants.This way you'll learn to do repairs and manage tenants and a whole host of important skills that'll serve you well going forward with this business.Don't sell out of your 401k, because paying that much in taxes is seriously a bad deal.

I host one in the near western suburbs in Oak Park, but there are plenty of meetups of all types.