The purpose of these funds, so far as I can tell, is not to derive yield from direct investment, but instead use the rental projections to sell the underlying assets to risk-averse institutional investors (read the same pension funds and municipalities that got swindled during subprime) at inflated prices.Quick numerical example:Buy a house for $200,000 that rents for $2,000/mo.

I have a question though, how do you find people in these categories?

If you are flipping, you'll have to increase your price bracket above the low end where the buy & hold guys play.I was at a REI club meeting in Sacramento last night and numerous people said the same thing....Blackstone and THR are both buying up lots of property right now in this market.

I've tried numerous times

I knw I should know hw many rehabs but I'm on vacation dang it. 2 of the rehabs were a partnering arrangement others in the business approached me on. 2013I will add Internet marketing to the 2 categories I currently direct mail to.

I'm looking for some info on what's considered typical vs what fees would be indicative of a bad lender - not the dollar amounts, just the categories, though if there are standard $$ ranges to be aware of, please say so.

Go into the third category because there's virtually no competition".

There are numerous paid sites that are available from data and servicing companies that can give you that same information as well, such as:http://www.listsource.com/quick-lists/estimated-equity/estimated-equity.htm

If numerous similar houses are selling for, say, $15K, you're not getting $23K.Have you done something that is highly unusual for that sort of house?

You might try reading through some of the posts in the wholesaling forum, as well as the articles under the wholesaling category.