Also they would like to see you have some skin in the game, which it sounds like you are working on. 

My only complaint is that they couldn't stick to the agenda to save their life - as an event planner myself, It was incredibly irritating.  

Meaning, the borrower must bring at least 10% skin in the game.  

IMO it goes against the meaning of the word if the new entrants to the group aren't coming to the table with at least a certain level of experience and skin in the game.

I was not getting any solid signal about rental occupancy rate either and from a property appreciation point of view, I felt there was hardly any skin left in the game for me. 

Do you have any skin in the game. 

He could just as easily insult your weight, height, skin color, accent, or a dozen other features.

Most 2nd position lenders will want the investor to have skin in the game (invest their own money) AND be paid a double-digit return.When you purchase property, you ALWAYS need to have reserves, but in this scenario, you really need to have reserves since you will need to make 2 large debt payments every month.

Commercial require you to have at least 20% skin in the game correct?

The 30k custom granite backlit monument sign on etched italian marble announcing 'The [your name here] Group' is a great photo op for your Facebook page but it mostly it is just an irritant to your landscaping contractor.