If you compare a SFD to a SFD, or a multifamily to like properties or a strip mall to another, the investments are similar but they can not be compared equally to IBM stock, or a municipal bond or an annuity from Prudential or any other private obligation.Which also addresses Q2.

Has anyone had experience with using Cogo capital. They fund flips.

I've been searching and searching for the SEC form name I must file to register as a Solicitor for private lenders in the state of Texas...

If it is a good enough deal, perhaps there are some local private lenders who might be interested.

We have the ability to petition for an Order to Publish in order to comply with noticing missing parties, however a licensed private investigator must first be employed to document and certify all attempts to locate the missing parties. 

At the one we have down here, a few people have done deals together, others are private lenders, etc. 

Does anyone know of any private investors that offer decent rates with less $ down in NC then traditional lenders?

You could use a private money loan that isn't a lien on that property, so probably would have to be from a friend or family.

Does anyone work with a private money lender they can recommend in Illinois?  

Are both a Promissory Note as well as a Deed of Trust needed for a small private loan (~10% of single-family house cost)?