When you're ready to BROS in Indiana, I'll bring the sweat equity!!

Make them sweat with your questioning. 

If you are wanting to get the sweat equity you will have a seasoning time frame.

I don't sweat the repair costs even when I don't love them. 

We don’t have cash for downpayment but for the “skin in the game,” is it enough to use our credit for the repair and our own sweat?

A guy like me would tell you to buy a very cheap investment property in a low income area (not a total warzone), get a credit card interest free for a year or so at Home Depot or Lowes, hire a starving contractor, roll up your sleeves and put some sweat equity into a property.

I was the listing agent and put in sweat equity.

I have to get some sweat equity out of the deal as wellThanks again for the suggestions!!!!

The appraiser ended up valuing my house at $385K, 10%, or $41K lower than what I purchased it for.As a former state-certified appraiser myself, I understand the ins and outs of appraisal as well as the sweat-shop mentality of producing residential appraisals (commercial appraisals have much more time spent on them - which was my area).

I wouldn't sweat it though.