@Manuel Reza - $99 was the only fee I had to pay so it was worth it for me and my unique situation. 

i have a great property i could send you that i found has many great qualities its a cozy modern home with workshop and detached garage price is close to half a million but could very possible to change the sellers mind for your price range seeing as it needs renovations not many but still need them this property is in washington state but the area is good for selling seeing as a majority is rich and looking for nature vacation getaways right by a beutiful lake and mountain contact me if you would like to find out more i will have to note if you consider and take the property i do require a finders fee of a minimum of 500 depending on the deal 

Ray you can still lend in CA you simply need a RE Broker to run the paper work for you so the state Is happy and they will usually want some sort of fee for their time and risk / effort.

But the 199A is scheduled to sunset in 2025 under the TCJA unless made permanent.It wouldn't be uncommon for some investors to only realize taxable income on 40-50% of their dividend distributions in today's current environment (I have seen this personally).You asked about fees, so one quick comment.

Do they require you to pay the design fee or is it optional?

Option Fee, Security Deposit, etc) can you do it with no money out of pocket?

I do it's sitting right in front of me.Try going to REOMAC they are not going to charge you thousands of $$$ for it.Unfortunatly last time I checked they are only accepting "servicers" memberships now.What if I said send me your resume and I'll send it to all my AM's, would you be willing to send me a referral fee on the listing you close that came from my efforts?

Right now I am paying about $6000 to $8000 to have 20 soil borings taken to a depth of 20 feet.The permit fees you are asking about are relatively cheap.

The hard thing to do is identify, value, analyze, negotiate and place under contract a “deal” meeting wholesalers minimum requirements that also has room for a decent “wholesalers” fee.  

However, the one constant in these emails is a request for the broker fee co-op and determining the offered co-op fee seems to be the motivation behind these emails.