All of the Guru's pretty much re package the same information there is only so many ways to skin a cat.

Good luck with that...I don't know any investors that would want you as a partner without any skin in the game.

I am assuming the more skin I have in, the more attractive it is to an lender.

This smacks of self-dealing.JeffThere is more then 1 way to skin a cat Jeff.First off, there are different ways of organizing and each has different ways of establishing ownership and so on.

It's not skin off your wallet.

It honestly doesn't look like a bad deal for you, but I really don't see why the seller would basically give you the property without any down payment or skin in the game unless they just want to get out.

In the current environment (generally declining home values), lenders want the homeowner to have some skin in the game.

I find that slide show format really irritating.

There's "fluffy" positive thinking and there's "skinned knuckles" positive thinking.

There are more than one way to skin the cat.