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).

The dedication of Advani to deliver contemporary insights and knowledge mirrors the immense value of information in charting through economic downturns.Mobilizing the LinkedIn Community for ActionI extend an invitation to the LinkedIn community and fellow investors to step forward.

It's also upsetting her kids' skin because it is so harsh, so a simple drinking water filter isn't a favored solution. 

If there was any, you did not have many properties to work with.At the end of the 3 day workshop when they pitched the different tiers of mentorship programs, I remember an older gentleman who could be my grand pa decide not to purchase any program because after hearing all their spill he could not see or observe, I quote "Phill Grove have skin in the game" for the mentorship program.