They have skin in the game for damages and excessive messes.

Most hard money lenders will require you to have some skin in the game on your first deal with them so maybe they would lend 90-100% of purchase price and you use your $50k for the rehab.

Then again, if you use rent checks to buy more rent checks, that can snowball nicely.Lots of way to skin this cat, right?

So yes, that's #1.There are two ways to skin that cat.

They have to have skin in the game.

I want to make sure the tenant has some “skin in the game” in terms of utilities.

Yes, many of the platforms have strict minimum requirements (such as years of experience, amount of skin in the game, competitive terms etc).

.#3 how the deal is structured....do you have skin in the deal and have integrity, or are you going to take my money and run if you end up being in the 70%.

I upped the fee so they have some skin in the game and eagerly wait for my call.

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.