Looks like there are many ways to skin the cat..in all seriousness, I usually just charge a one time refundable pet deposit ($500)

I'm not one to be messed with.Thick skin is required, but I had to develop this thick skin after being screwed over a few times.

I know there are some people that want Section 8 tenants that have "skin in the game" and want them to pay at least 30% .....not me.

While it may mean lower ownership percentage on your part if you cannot put any skin into the game right now, but it can give you a head start with your plan.

So a sponsor that's great for one investor will probably be terrible for another (and vice versa).I'm a conservative investor, so when I invest in multi-family I prefer sponsors that have at least one full real-estate cycle of experience, little to no money lost, low leverage, and high skin in the game.And there is an apartment operator that has multiple real estate cycles of experience (decades) with no money lost, low 65% less LTV, and high 10%+ skin in the game.

He stays to texture or comes back on a weekend by himself.

Not only after you purchase the property but what happens if you have an accepted offer on a property (and your deposit has become nonrefundable), and this 100% lender backs out before closing, you might need to find a normal HML that will require a down payment (skin in the game).Regarding the agent; I would not feel pressured to work with anyone.

All I wanted was popcorn scraped, ceilings prepped, knockdown texture to applied consistent with knockdown texture that is in the master bedroom.

I might look for another way to skin the cat on this one.  

Airbnb really gets under my skin.