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29 May 2019 | 1 reply
They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.
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29 May 2019 | 6 replies
I had to build some credibility and have some skin in the game, though.If I were in your shoes I'd try to find an investor to partner with who can carry the loan, and you can bring some or all of the down payment.
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13 September 2019 | 22 replies
Neither my clients nor the other agents know about this at that point, my guys are already stressing out with the deal, are in the middle of packing and have been hanging on by the skin of their teeth (home sale contingency...) during a nerve wrecking six weeks.
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5 June 2019 | 42 replies
@James Murphey thanks for the advice@Chris Martin I agree with your view of multiple streams of income but I feel like having the roths maxed out is suitable to have enough skin in the stock market to generate wealth in the long run.
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30 May 2019 | 8 replies
@Karan Malhotra I think @Jay Hinrichs and I are on different pages of the same book.I was probably getting too far in to the weeds to stick with the "general requirements" theme @Timothy Albright set up.I was simply putting the info out there that a hard money lender is going to require some "skin in the game".
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31 May 2019 | 7 replies
seems like that is a bank refi situation not a raise private money so the owners have little to no skin in the game
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5 June 2019 | 14 replies
They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.
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1 June 2019 | 9 replies
They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.
4 August 2018 | 2 replies
Nothing is very new in real estate the laws were laid down years ago and pretty much the same.. couple concepts.. buy low sell high.rent for more than your all in costs.get a license and broker real estate for a career.get a mortgage license and help others get funding get an apprasiers license and get paid to evaluate properties and write reports.Work as a property manager and get paid to manage.ETc ETc For courses you may wish to take.. simply go to e bay and buy most every guru's courses for 25 to 50 bucks each go through the tapes and books you will find most of the information highly redundant because nothing is new there is only so many ways to skin the RE cat..
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16 August 2018 | 4 replies
Private and hard money lenders also want to see that you have "skin in the game."