I run into this all the time, the major player's in the metroplex usually don't service the northern parts of even Denton County at times.

I'd bet you'd have more of a chance of finding say 10 people to knock down smaller deals than the 1 person who could knock down the entire deal.So many people claim to be able to fund a deal no issue no matter the size "if it's good enough" but I find that hard to believe and rarely see examples from it unless it's an established player...

The platform may allow investment by accredited investors only or be open to almost anyoneEach has advantages and disadvantages.The portals that allow anyone to post a deal have not been very successful and they will probably remain a fringe categoryMany investors are familiar with the big players in the industry that provide access to deals sponsored by numerous parties.As an example of a single sponsor platform I will use our own.In the last two years we crowdfunded/syndicated 26 real estate debt deals, raising just over $46,000,000.00 and two months ago completed our first equity raise, raising $1,700,000.00.Additionally, we did a co raise with a major real estate debt crowdfunding portal that was primarily residential and wanted to move into the commercial space.I will tell you that despite many similarities, no two portals operate the same, and there are major differences in deal type, vetting, costs, risks, returns, and transparancy.Keep watching this arena.

are there key players in various regions? 

A handyman is a critical player in your RE team .

Seems to me like the big players have learned from previous mistakes@Wayne BrooksBingo. 

Also, try attending local real estate meetups to see who the players are and what the strategies are that would work better for you.

I also understand that banks might be more willing to deal at the end of the quarter or year - the fewer properties on their books, the better for their balance sheet. end of quarter is a real thing I bought a big mansion that a NBA player had gotten 3.4 done  on a disposition from wells fargo .but it had to be off the books by a date certain so we had about 6 business days to close it.. we paid 1.7 million in cash for it. then refinanced it after we owned it and pulled out another million to finish it.. turned out to be my best rehab ever sold it first day on the market for 5 million :)  I had 2 other partners.. so its was a nice pay day.. but that all happened because wells wanted it off their balance sheet or default list by end of a certain quarter..

Much like "ratholing" in poker where the player takes his chips off the table and ends up only playing with the banks money. 

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