Your best bet is what is mentioned above--a private loan of sorts from a family member or friend.Also, less stringent lending opportunities do exist, like FHA.

I bet if you ran this scenario through the Rental Property Calculator you'd see some crazy bad returns... give it a try and let me know! 

I bet you learned a TON of things from this project.  

The group recently launched its own crowdfunding platform where it recruits accredited investors who can’t afford to do loans on their own but could just afford to syndicate with other investors on large balance loans.

I would bet that my investor clients (some are BP members) would agree.

It's probably worth 50-$55,000 but I bet it needs 20-$25,000 worth of work.

They are better bets for a Non FHA conforming loan since they usually dont sell you loan .

Is my best bet to partner with someone?

Biggerpockets for giving me a platform to expand        my investing knowledge and network connections.My point here : it takes a village to grow in life and business <- team work

Without getting into too much detail about all the different business platforms and methods of monetization utilized, the underlying factors are common in that there are multiple financial and institutional requirements that need to be fulfilled to be directly endorsed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.