Where's the skin in the game like I had to do? 

He advocates buying on the MLS at full price (he says he can "over pay" and then he can use "gator lenders" to cover the down payment, closing costs and he has no skin in the game.

The one syndication I entered wasn't advertised and the fees were much lower for the GP and the GP has much more skin in the game.

Not that I'm aware of....you need skin in the game.

Really cool way to do it so all parties have some skin in the game.  

has anyone ever raised their skin in the game for a deal? 

If you have the thick skin and patience for it, you may be able to make it work, but it wouldn't be something I would recommend. 

STRs are not for the faint of heart or the thin-skinned.

This will save you on subscription costs.Regarding how to track properties & entities using QBO (Plus), there are different ways of skinning this but I'll tell you what works for our Clients.

The deal has enough skin on it that we will still make a nice profit (its a multi unit with other units so this isn't our whole budget) so thankfully just comes out be a learning experience.