Establish a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT): By placing the property into a CRT, you can receive a charitable deduction, defer capital gains taxes, and receive income from the trust.

You can utilize hard money for a BRRR or flip to get into the game. 

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

I am looking to get into the real estate game early and learn as much as possible, especially about house hacking and possibly short-term rentals.

It's part of participation trophy society where people get socially rewarded for just being in the game, but that shouldn't apply to real estate.

It does not matter whether you are starting a real estate business, restaurant, car wash, or amazon commerce business - the lender will first look at you and your partner and how much skin you have in the game, your experience and the risk of the loan not getting paid. 

The auto guest messaging and guest verification features from Hospitable are a game changer!

Felt like being at a high-stakes poker game, but with properties on the line.

That is a dangerous game to play with students.

Good luck with that one—I doubt any syndicators would find a sympathetic jury in such a case.Scott, you and I have debated the concept of “skin in the game” for years.