As you know, the Pittsburgh standard treatment that tenants get here is having a thick lease thrown at them by a property manager or landlord who looks at their watch and sighs in irritation if the tenant should have the temerity to want to actually read what they're signing.

That seems reasonable, they're not helping with damages but, at least they have some skin in the game.

@Jason D.He stated, you can’t talk a certain way to people down their if you have “ white skin “ because they will kill you.- I think it was a tactic to incite fear obviously and ruin my investment strategy. - I don’t really like manipulation, but I know many people try to use it in this business. - My Tampa Home is Class C!!

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

I passed the first time but by the skin of my teeth compared to real estate brokers tests that I can basically finish in 45 minutes .. some of the mods think I gave up.. but nope done .. 

I have some people(who have skin in the game) who have offered to go through places with me, which is nice too.     

If you are using HML then that should be good to start with and put some skin in the game but you have to know how to negotiate your HML. 

Owners now have skin in the game with down payments, proof to repay the loan has been provided, many bought cash etc.

That is the anonymity of the interweb.Additionally on this forum you are dealing with a lot of people that have developed leather tough skin from repeatedly having to deal with a hole tenants.

Maybe you can find a seller willing to hold the financing for a period of time, but they are going to want you to have skin in the game, probably a min of 10%.