Well worth the time and membership fee!  

However, doesnt discount their education, which members go through 2x per month and it certainly is not “fluff”.

They have below average management fees and have been in the business for decades. 

Not only will they not reduce it but increase it with Non payment for added legal fees.

Mcdonald's hits their franchisees with tons of fees and has garnered it's easier to offer support and collect than to manage tons of employees store to store.There are a few parent corporate owned stores but not many.Mcdonald's doesn't pay very much rent most of them sell for 2 million or so.

Or per person? 

Option the property for a fee for a certain amount of time, and sell the option for a price greater than the option fee.  

Spending $40k on legal fees to obtain possession of a home from a “aggressive” debtor is not uncommon.  

There was someone on this site who had a "master list" per se of all the DFW meetups.

So if you can find a good property and lock it up with a wholesale agreement you will be able to find an investor who will either pay you a wholesale fee or, JV with you on the deal.