The amount we earn is often based on how much skin we have in the game.

The lender will typically want to see that you have money in the deal (sometimes called "skin in the game" - HATE THIS PHRASE, but it is used often in the business).

I guess those type of people just get under my skin.. the last thing I wanted to seem was like a pushover.. because my mom would tell me how they are rude to her.

-1 Airbnb worth appx $140-145 with $84k mortgage also at 5%)This is of course just one way to skin it, you can mix and match any of those properties into a portfolio loan.

Having the 20% down is referred to as "Skin in the Game"Hard Money Lenders want to see you have a financial interest in the property as well

We call this "skin in the game."  

And I opened the freezer door.This was one of the key moments of enlightenment that helped me realize managing, maintaining, and renovating properties for other people was no longer for me, and it was time to put my own skin in the game and get my own money out of it.

Remember, if you aren't putting any skin in the game, any profit is great.

Some lenders would required 50% towards the project and there are some lenders I work with that would require 10% towards.In this market climate (Houston Texas is the area I am working) some lenders want you to have skin the game and be at a certain point in the project before they fund the deal and then the lender will reimburse you.

She said that it was causing hair loss and skin problems as well as tough on clothes.