The small amount of "skin in the game" required by the borrower can usually be made from multiple sources (2nd position gap lenders/private lenders, seller carry back, cross collateral, personal capital, etc).

I just  don't buy "how to skin the seller".Just saying, you might be able to  climb this hill, but few others will likely be able to regardless of what class they take or who gives short instruction, it's much more complicated than meets the eye.

However, I will put some skin in the game.

I am attempting to get some skin in the game, learn the numbers, etc etc and it is tough.  

For us, 2016 thus far has been a year of concentrated effort in the area of personal finance and investing, and I feel like we are learning so much every day as we take real positive steps for the future of our family's finances.Real estate investing has really captured my imagination in the past several months, and I want to become a more involved member of the BP community because I believe that will be a catalyst to invest myself even more and take steps to get skin in the game.

One of my concerns is having so much "skin in the game". 

My take is if an agent works for 3 months on a deal and gets it to the closing table,  they need to compensated well so that they know I'll take care of them when another one crosses their desk.   ....we don't sell real estate so I have no skin in the game.  

I always collect one full month's rent first regardless of how many days they occupy the first month and then have them pay the pro-rated amount on the second month - it gets more skin in the game with the tenant. 

Sure commercial propertyare going to want more skin in the game and cost a little more but at some point EVERYBODY has to pony up.

He has consistently bought one property a year.Get established with a local REIA (Real Estate Investors Association) and network for a seller finance or potential partnership where you bird dog a deal and have someone bring in capital that doesn't want to manage it (some skin in the game will always help get someone else off the sidelines and bring them to your deal.If you have solid credit call local banks/credit unions.