You have to develop the type of skin that is resilient and bounces back in the face of adversity each and every time.

I don't want to be thrown down a 20' hole while some nut tells me to put lotion on my skin if you know what I mean....

Just not sure how to show the bank I have skin in the game.

The agent has skin in the game so if they are lazy and waste my time they will pay for it.

That way your buyer has some skin in the game and will be less inclined to back out.

Getting into a buy and hold with only $25k could be a problem too in CA, so you would have to venture into the desert cities combined with leverage or go out of state.Investing in a syndication may be tough because you would not be an accredited or sophisticated investor, potentially making you ineligible.I would learn what I could on rehab flipping and/or wholesaling, use that $25k as your skin in the game (after you get fully educated on how to) and build more capital from there.

It just gets under my skin when someone says something as absolute truth when there's no proof and that's what Duncan did.

They may require more skin in the game and will probably critique any potential deal extra closely but you will probably be able to find one.

1st rule of any lender, skin in the game. no insured lender will give you a loan at really any LTV with none of your money in the mix.Consider a Sub-to transaction. :)

This stuff hurts like hell if you get it on your skin.