Check out the Events and Meet Ups section for local events in your area.

There are many here in my local area and your area is likely to have the same type of meetings.Most of the deals that I fund are by meeting investors in person at these groups and creating strong relationships. 

There's a breakfast meeting at Pop's Sunset Grill in Nokomis every Tuesday at 8am.

I've been to their meeting 2 times already.

Beyond trying to connect on this forum would recommend look in the BP Meet up section and checking out local DFW FB RE investor Facebook groups as well as Meetup.com and Eventbrite for local events. 

Welcome Hunter,  this is a good place to meet others with similar goals. 

Hi @Tarun Kumar you can join us tomorrow from 6:30 in Norwalk at Pinstripes SONO Mallhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1220534-real...Looking forward to meeting you!

BP is a great place to connect and meet real estate investors and professionals.

Find a deal that meets that criteria and talk to local hard money lenders. 

It wouldn't hurt to set up time to meet with agents, property managers, lenders, and others while you’re visiting your markets of interst.