With his current work I doubt he’d jump in unless he has some skin in the game.

Hoping to refinance to payback inital investors, who will gain the interest & points during this process.They make money while being secured by the lien, our “skin in the game” is the renovation costs & labor, and we gain a permanent residence that we can replace rent costs with comparable mortgage, while renting out the other apartment & 2 parking spots.

The trade off many times is less skin in the game for the sponsor, which naturally frees up capital for other projects.  

MY QUESTION IS:  What are some of the creative ways you've seen buyers show good faith/put skin in the game/help the seller reduce risk? 

Lenders need some skin in the game from you as a borrower as well.

I believe that a lot of new real estate investors make the mistake of taking on mediocre deals from the jump just to get some skin in the game. 

I was mostly asking about which one to pick, as there are so many apps focusing on hard copy file management with glowing reviews - and with similar price ranges to boot.

And, they have 0-skin in the game, what's the STR-PM's downside if vacancy is at 60%?

Because guests having some skin in the game help keep them being good guests.

No one has more "skin in the game" than a PMC as they have to deal with the property every day until an owner sells or fires them.Also recommend finding your own Inspector and not one referred by an agent.