There are no requirements to have it permanently affixed.

The meetup algorithm will suggest similar others, and over time as you attend several over, say, the next few months, you'll find a few that you really connect with and will be in your permanent rotation.

@Lior Reich , you find a permanent location ( a restaurant, a coffee, an organization that has a large meeting room that you can rent for free), you choose a specific day and time per month (ex: Second Tuesday of every month) and choose a time that will work for everyone, so probably after work.When you got this in place, find some speakers in the industry that will be willing to talk for free: other successful investors, lenders, real estate brokers, etc, create a flyer and then start marketing your event on BP, in your area, on Meetup.com, craigslist, wherever you think you can reach the people willing to invest. 

I was looking for permanent residency there but my goals have changed since then.

Got built out as a single family with a door between the units, once the proper permits were approved the door got permanently shut and the property was a duplex.In the future it may be possible to turn it into a duplex if capital and ROI permit.

We've always loved that area, and feel like we should go where we want to stay permanently.

Buying/selling notes is a good business, but it's important to be the first position unless you've got a fat wallet.

Those can eat up profits quickly.If you fall in love with the property, you have to get it rented and refinance the hard money into a more permanent financing vehicle (whether conventional or commercial).Rates on the hard money run anywhere from 8 to 12 with points running around 3 to 4 depending on the loan size.Like I said, there are lots of scenarios on these depending and those generally are affected by the 3 C's, Credit, Collateral and Cash.  

The the last phase, little to no acquisition, little to no new debt, jettison under performing properties, paying off debt, keeping the cream of the crop properties and living off the fat of the land.6.

Then use that cash to build a portfolio where you ultimately settle down on  more permanent basis.