This is what I have done so far:- Went to the county and found the owners- Found that the the owner still has their taxes sent to the abandoned home- Wrote them a letter to said abandoned home telling them of my interest to purchase the homeSo right now I'm in the waiting game to hopefully hear back from them.

I am still a newbie to the wholesale game and was wondering what the steps would be to wholesale a burned down house.

Do I have a chance at winning in a game of he said she said?

Private and hard money lenders also want to see that you have "skin in the game."

Just got some numbers back from a hard money lender:"I can lend you 90% of purchase 90% repairs, not to exceed 65% ARV 12% interest only no points on loans under 100k $3000 origination paid at closing $995 underwriting close in 7-10 days"Seems reasonable since I'm newer to the game?

I really like residential multi family sfr, especially starting out because you can learn the game quickly instead of dealing with syndicating and dealing with commercial lenders which is a little more advanced.  

I have been on the sidelines and need to get some skin in the game.

How much skin in the game will we need for being first timers.

Some companies will place machines on your property and you get a percentage.

I would recommend looking at some successful multiunit investors and what they have to say about entering the game in this asset class.