I'm also concerned it might push the bottle deeper or into the main line, which may exacerbate my problem.Does anyone have any "home remedies" for getting this out? 

No one has more "skin in the game" than a PMC as they have to deal with the property every day until an owner sells or fires them.Also recommend finding your own Inspector and not one referred by an agent.

We typically like for the owner of the property management company to invest in our properties alongside us to have some skin in the game, however, it is not necessary.

This put me in a position of "skin in the game".If you would rather go it alone, you still need to find someone with boots on the ground that can be your Market Expert, as well as helping you put any other parts together for you (i.e., rehab, PM, etc...).Visiting the State would be nice, but unless you plan on making a week of it (even that isn't enough time), you are much better off with a relationship with someone with "boots on the ground".

Although troublesome for me, hopefully this will serve as a lesson for others.Pam – I am definitely developing thicker skin and this experience has been eye opening – lesson learnedTom/Kevin/Seth/Jon/Steve – Thanks for your input.

Plus you need skin in the game at least 15 to 20% down.Loan to Value:Up to 80% for Multi Family, 75% for all others.Loan to Cost:Up to 90% cost loans are available for select propertiesConstruction Loans:: Floating over LIBOR or PRIME; fixed over LIBORDEFINITION OF 'LOAN-TO-COST RATIO - LTC'A ratio used in commercial real estate construction to compare the amount of the loan used to finance a project to the cost to build the project.

Tom, most HMLers will want you to have some "skin in the game" so get ready to bring some cash to the table.

This issue is exacerbated now that many markets have recovered and we must now add market risk to the equation.

Yep, they want skin in the game.If your deal is super - ultra solid, you can get better terms.

Nothing is in effect until they have skin in the game.Something else to think about: Why is the second applicant willing to pay $200 more in rent?