Lenders will always want to see you use some of your own money so that you have "skin in the game", so to speak.

If the lender is requiring you to put 30% down on a flip, its likely because the deal itself doesn't look great and they would want you to put more 'skin in the game'. 

I am seeing more and more investors having difficulty selling their property and refinancing them since they are highly over leveraged. 

I'm having difficulty finding contacts that need to place patients / tenants in homes. 

One thing I would advise is that by having skin in the game, you always risk things turning sour.

Quote from @Yocheved Beer: Hi all,I have found a house in Lehigh acres Florida for a purchase price e .75 of of the appraised  value and it is for sure a 1 dscr. can I immediately buy this for  0 Dollars downHi Yocheved:One of the cardinal rules in real estate is that you have to have some skin in the game.

This is called cash-for-keys and is common in markets where eviction is difficult. I

You have no skin in the game and you are offering the private lender 30% or 70% of the profits?

TICs are becoming more common in LA these days; they're like condos, but the structure is different.I'm not a TIC expert, but from what I understand, adjusting the ratio of ownership is difficult. I

As you continue with this journey, you will need to build up some skin to not let it bother you.