Again, other might feel differently here.b) Skin in the game: as a conservative investor, I understand that the dirty secret of industries that the waterfall compensation is in the line with me and incentivizes sponsors to take more risk.

People with no skin in the game are telling you it is not hte blue mans fault even based on what you told them. 

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

One of my favorite authors, Nicholas Nassim Taleb, sold me on the concept of Skin in the Game and holding all pundits accountable for prior predictions, myself included. 

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

I also want high skin in the game, conservative leverage and reasonable fees.Open-door isn't a match for me (and an easy "no") because they don't have that type of experience.

Sometimes they don’t like that because you don’t have skin in the game.As for advantages to the seller - are you going to pay them more for the property, that would be a perk that I offer in addition to making a little extra on interest for the duration of the loan.

We don't know you, we have no idea how you act under pressure, how much hair a sec8 tenant will have you pulling out or how thick you skin is.

They told me they never trained for that, just reacted to save their own skin. 

This saved my skin on the exit!