It's the same work to do a $55K loan as a $500K loan so the fees will be higher due to the loan amount but will still be much lower than what a lender or broker gets paid on a higher loan amount.

ISO company that does creative HELOC's:I have a find with great equity in his home but not great taxable income.

Whether the client is acting as a buyer, seller, or bank in a loan transaction will affect the due diligence procedure.

I think I've seen that you can purchase really good leads by the very few that are highly vetted, but does that work in the MHP space and anyone familiar with companies that do this?

I am thinking of just getting a first-time home buys loan at the low 3.5% to 5% down and just living in it for 12 months then renting it out.

You compare bids from companies for your complex to a cleaner and an STR. 

In the current high interest market, is home equity loan still reasonable?

I own the property 100% (paid cash)  over the property ill be looking for home equity loan to buy and purchase another property,  repeat the process and start the BRRRR method.  

If you are not implementing a value add strategy, you would probably be better served putting a mortgage on the paid off property and/or getting a HEL (home equity loan) as both are fixed rate debt.

I would try to make sure a title company is involved, because if you go to sell it later, the title company for the sale may be too conservative about deeds that were recorded without being part of a title insurance policy, if that makes sense.