@Eric Skinner Hey HML's will lend to you; albeit, at a higher down payment amount aka leverage aka skin in the game.

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

I don’t have 20% of a property to put down for skin in the game right now (I’m also looking for a partner who has the funds and/or experience) but I’ve learned that some HML are willing to finance 100% if the deal is just that good.

I recently decided to cut the excuses, pay the yearly BP fee and get some skin in the game to force me to work harder so I can make that money back through scaling my real estate investing.  

Hey Kelly, I invest here in Tallahassee and just finished what was supposed to be a BRRRR but the mortgage companies have little interest in providing loans for BRRRRs (cash out refinance with the house purchased in cash) if you have no skin left in the game.

The rest can really only be learned through "on the job training" I've got the fundamentals relatively down and I'm ready to begin analyzing properties and finally getting some skin in the game!

Pay them well, maybe make them a minor partner so they have skin in the game....?

To get skin in the game I am interested in starting out with house-hacking but I would love to hear advice from investors on how you started out in REI, what you may believe is the best route and if there any more methods towards learning more about Real Estate Investing.

I am analyzing properties and saving with my wife to finally get some skin in the game, but in the meantime, I would love the opportunity to shadow or apprentice under anyone for anything to get a more in-depth look at how the process works.

This brings me back to my list of various ways we can skin this and wondering what others might see that we haven't, or have new ideas we haven't thought of.