I don't know your skin thickness but know I do it with love and care for your improvement, there is no insult meant by any of it but fact is we all gotta suck, learn and try again before we get great, right. 

The deposit amount when working with a lender comes from the lender - it is basically the amount of skin the lender wants you to have in the game. 

That way you’ve got some skin in the game, and the tenants will be less likely to protest that the other tenants are using more electricity or gas.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: @Francisco AvancenaThere are specific lenders who will do land dealsBut of course not as many as traditional real estate.The key will be skin in the game - typically for land because it is less liquid than a home the lender will want to have a lower ltv on the deal I fund land flippers currently in  CO FLA WA ID MT NV AZ OR TX SC GA VA  one thing about land though LTV is lower and RATES are NOT the same as typical HML rates are higher for raw land but its a specialty niche and a business that I grew up in..

A percentage base gives the company skin in the game, as they're making (generally) nothing when the home is empty.

Hi Marcus,There are many ways to skin a cat per se lolPersonally, I'd rather have volume and 10 "in da hood" where the numbers don't lie and where I know what I'm doing.Then buying using a tonne of leverage and hoping the market will appreciate."

Many sellers will not accept this since they are in second position, and it is very risky since if you default (higher probability for investors with no money and/or no skin in the game), they will most likely be wiped out during a foreclosure.

Note that I do not put a lot of time into due diligence until the "contract to hold" meeting, when they put some skin in the game.At the "contract to hold" meeting, I collect an amount equal to one month's rent.

There are multiple ways to skin a cat.

Unfortunately most lack the balance sheet to obtain favorable financing, can't afford to put any skin in the game and fail to make a compelling reason for why the investment makes sense or to justify the structure they are seeking.