On several Wholesaler lists as a buyer but prices too high

[Lisa Maturo]

So I'm fairly new to investing as far as getting on wholesaler lists as a buyer. But I'm finding that NONE of them seem to really have any decent deals and they all seem to be taking a whole lot more than a $10,000-$15,000 fee on the deal.   Just curious.  It is starting to look like the only way I will find a fix and flip deal with enough of a margin is to find the deal myself, versus buying through these wholesalers.  Is this typical in Arizona or maybe everywhere?  These are things they don't seem to tell you in the real estate books and podcasts....the little details like how Wholesalers are taking a big rip of the profit in most cases. Help me understand this better, I hope I'm wrong! :-)