There are debates in here and elsewhere about the +/- of the eREITs from Fundrise and since they're pretty new and I don't have any skin in that game, I can't render any meaningful opinion. 

Yet despite that, investors still demand and receive better oversight and skin in the game.

She said that as she was opening the mailbox, she pulled her arm back and scraped it along the railing (about a meter away) and the skin was ripped open due to the rough surface.An attorney called me and said they were claiming compensation.

The homeowner loses, and you, as the wholesaler, have no skin in the game. 

As Edward has stated, you have to have much more skin in the game if you go with conventional...

Plus, with no skin-in-the-game from you on this deal, why wouldn't you walk away the first time stuff hits the fan (it's real estate, stuff happens).  

BelindaYes and no.....local banks and credit unions are going to want you to have a lot of skin in the game which means more % down.

push hard for as large as an em deposit as you can get and likely keep  The more skin she has the game the more she is likely to close.  

While we take great care of our home, I have found the key is for the other side to have skin in the game too.

One of the best things you can do when you are first starting out is find an experienced investor to team up with to help you get some skin in the game.