I put $2000 down to have skin in the game.

Yes, joining J & G is expensive, but everybody's paid the fee and put skin in the game.

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.

They disagree because they are for you.These are some observations of thin-skinned behavior:1.

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

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?

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.

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. 

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.