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18 September 2016 | 4 replies
Guessing you're desirous to turn your Pittsburg dirt into profits, I think you're on the right track though will suggest strongly that you yourself or someone very knowledgable that you can trust and manage babysits the process down to keys in hand, as I assure you, dealing with contractors and all entities along the developer's path takes an entirely whole new layer of skin and nerve.
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29 August 2016 | 4 replies
MOST of them are going to want the borrower to have some skin in the game.
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9 September 2016 | 19 replies
If you're talking about a million in build cost, do you have 200-300k (20-30%) as skin in the game to start with?
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29 August 2016 | 9 replies
I would try to connect with others in your area that have 'skin-in-the-game' in your market.All the best
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23 March 2017 | 7 replies
One being that it shows no "skin in-the-game" or initiative.
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13 September 2016 | 9 replies
Here is what I want:1. skin in the game.
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30 August 2016 | 3 replies
Private lenders typically want skin in the game, most like to see a history of flips.
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9 September 2016 | 11 replies
They have no skin in the game at all.The PM should have REQUIRED the deposit from you if they have the executed lease, otherwise how can they account for it on move out?
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9 September 2016 | 31 replies
It may be good to make them partner because they will have skin in the deal.
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30 August 2016 | 6 replies
You can always put some skin in the game while still having private investor(s) involved.