Some money partners want more because the RE partner has no skin in the game, but if you trust your JV partner, giving them a "fair" share will ensure you're getting quality management.

They had "skin" in the game. 

And you can have the Borrower pay you interest during the Project, as their "Skin in the Game."

I bought a foreclosure that was smoked in and I’m very sensitive to smoke so that was $4-5k right there to get the smoke smell out.

With his current work I doubt he’d jump in unless he has some skin in the game.

Hoping to refinance to payback inital investors, who will gain the interest & points during this process.They make money while being secured by the lien, our “skin in the game” is the renovation costs & labor, and we gain a permanent residence that we can replace rent costs with comparable mortgage, while renting out the other apartment & 2 parking spots.

The trade off many times is less skin in the game for the sponsor, which naturally frees up capital for other projects.  

MY QUESTION IS:  What are some of the creative ways you've seen buyers show good faith/put skin in the game/help the seller reduce risk? 

Lenders need some skin in the game from you as a borrower as well.

I believe that a lot of new real estate investors make the mistake of taking on mediocre deals from the jump just to get some skin in the game.