The seller has an opinion and so do appraisers, but no other skin in the game.

The tenant is a deadbeat lying useless waste of skin.

If a contractor has skin in the game, obviously he will go above and beyond to ensure the project is profitable for himself and the investor. 

The person you spoke with may be referencing earnest money deposit (buyer showing the seller they have skin in the game; this can be refundable or non refundable).Some lenders require an application fee (junk fee) and those lenders typically are more expensive to begin with.

Like a snake shedding its skin, I severed ties with those who drained my spirit and clouded my judgment with their deceit and greed.

That's just how it works when you can't put skin in the game so to speak.

@Andrew Steffens @Jason Wray @Sarah KensingerI appreciate your POV's but you have skin in that game.

Allowed a tenant to pay deposit and first month's rent via nonprofit which meant he had little skin in the game and he became a nightmare.

@Zachary JensenIRS clearly knows how to get under my skin haha

However I would not consider them to be truly passive because they do not put any skin into the game like a good passive investment does (via a sizable coinvestment).