A regular attendee of the meetup I run has multiple properties near Tampa that he rents out and he's never even set foot at the property.Lots of ways to skin a cat, though I am partial to local / regional investing and think it is much less risky even given the inflated Boston prices.

As others said, just have a friendly conversation with them to ask them to limit frequency or number of attendees.

Legacy has attendees fill out a questionnaire about their goals and aspirations in real estate investing.... however, on that same sheet are 3 specific questions on your household income, investment holding you may have and assets in your name.

Because most of us have W-2 daytime jobs, attendees can join via Audio only as well as Web or Video in order to see the content being shared.

If it's dinnertime, make sure attendees have an option to eat there.

To each his or her own.There is a main meeting in Ambler that attracts hundreds of attendees; there are subgroups that meet throughout the Delaware Valley area where attendance numbers from ten to fifty, so perhaps that suits you better.As to "pay to play", yes there is a membership fee - some consider it to be worth the nominal expense, others don't.

When there are that many newer investors there, just like when Las Vegas strippers owned a dozen rentals before the crash, it might be the time to consider peak note if that many attendees are looking for 2nd liens, just my 2 cents...

Many attendees are on BP, and it draws people all the way from Grand Island, so it must be pretty good.

@Hugh Nelson wroteIt seemed informative, but they put the BIG pitch on each one of the attendees, individually, to buy a $30,000 mentorship program.Wow, assuming that you you could get 15% interest (higher than most get) if you had a million dollars it would take at least two years to recoup your investment.

The restaurant gives the organizer a room for the meeting, on the assumption that the attendees are each going to order something.