You can meet local investors by registering to attend real estate events in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings6.

You might find it useful to attend a meetup or two just to learn how other folks got their start into the industry :) I host a small/intimate meetup once a month in LIC, check it out here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1214850-meet...

In my opinion, an in person meetup > an online connection.You may want to consider making a connection here and meeting up for coffee or attending a real estate networking event.Best of luck!

I attend one in Frederick which is online right now. 

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Quote from @Douglas J Schwind: I attended a tax and asset protection seminar in 2018 and I became a platinum member.

A few months ago I started attending a local investors meeting and have become obsessed with learning about real estate wholesaling.

The best thing you can do is listen to the BP podcasts, read through some of the forums and attend some local meetups to connect with other investors.

DFW Real Estate Investor Club.I think both are about $20 per event to attend the basic meetings. 

@Jake Thorpe  I did NOT say that I bought all those, only that I saw those properties offered for sale at Tax Sales that I attended.