I think theres a million ways to skin a cat as they say just know the red flags either way whether you are a contractor, investor, pm group, or homeowner.

I strongly suggest Claus used AI to write that glowing testimonial.. 

Lenders are almost universal in their requirement that a borrower has "skin in the game".

After reviewing your listing and reading over the glowing reviews, I thought you’d be a great fit for our community of hosts in Wisconsin.

I haven't signed up, but I've met a couple people who have and they were glowing about it being super helpful and an engaging community.

Its to make sure you have enough skin in the game on this property such that when you buy the next one you're not going to be in over your ski's.Hope that helps, there are many ways to structure your situation so that you can bob and weave around these obstacles.

You have to have some skin in the game or else why would anyone risk their money on you?

I have had this situation come up several times this year, in multiple states, Lenders want to have the borrower have skin in the game at this point in time. 

For instance, with STRs, why won't an investor spend an hour on AirBNB for their area to identify listings that:1) rank the highest2) occupancy 95%+3) ADR $750+4) hosts have 2+ properties5) listings are branded with 20k+ Instagram followersetcThen, reach out to those top operators; as many don't have the time or gave up on cold outreach, yet they've done the hardest 90%, have skin in the game, and outcompeted thousands of listings nearby.

I’m frustrated and getting mixed suggestions from family/friends who think they are experts with no skin in the game.