Rental properties have the potential to produce passive income over time with prudent planning and management.Syndications or Partnerships: To pool resources and participate in larger buildings or projects, think about joining real estate syndications or forming partnerships with other investors.

The best thing you can do is find someone who you can talk with occasionally to help steer you for your first 1-2 deals.Look for someone local who does it by participating in local REI meetups, call a few real estate offices and ask for an agent who is also a RE investor, look online for a connection who can give you some time.RE is hyper-local so your best resource is someone who is familiar with the area you will be operating in.Even with 20 years experience I am glad to have a CFP who understands real estate so that I can bounce ideas around.

I would also love to participate in some Dallas area meetups!

You might want to consider participating in a syndication deal. 

Gain information and actively participate in the real estate business.

Looking into note investing I've seen that most of the good notes seem to be in these pools but to participate you have to be an accredited investor.

This money has to be put in an Opportunity Zone Fund. ( I believe there has to be a least two participants in the fund.)   

Here are some strategies you can use to find a real estate investor mentor in Texas:Local Real Estate Investment Groups: Participate in networking events, meetings, and local real estate investment groups in Texas.

@Meghan Combs go to NARPM.comRegarding a "Tinder" type site, you're assuming PMCs would want to participate.

Join local real estate forums or groups, and participate in discussions to expand your network.Look for real estate networking events or seminars happening in Austin.