Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

In Houston, you can either invest locally or explore strong Texas markets like San Antonio (affordable duplexes, strong job market), DFW suburbs (duplex-friendly zoning, growing economy), or Houston suburbs (Spring, Cypress, The Woodlands for good schools and tenant demand).

Conversation in local Bar, say I would pay all CASH How did you finance this deal?

As for meeting local wholesalers, networking at meetups or even online could help you connect with the right people. 

I can check in with my local bank, but I don't want to waste their time when I'm not yet serious about doing a loan with them.   

You can also PM me and I'll get you connected with a local RE Attorney here in Houston I recommend! 

Researched the area , contacted local team through biggerpockets How did you finance this deal?

If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking5.

If your really needed it one could also consider hard money though that will come with higher rates and getting someone to give you 300k first time might be harder than just getting loan then you could refinance it later.Since your a high net worth person I would also try talking to local/regional and even big bank lenders.

@Angela Hudson if you want to fix/flip find someone local and fund their deal (ie lend).