I like copper too but it is not ideal for all situations, depending on soil type, water acidity, galvanic action of connected materials, electromagnetic fields, etc.

Regarding your question I believe that there are two types of "skin in the game":1) Cash in the deal which ranges from 5 - 20% of the needed equity 2) Signing on as a guarantor on the debtBoth are important, most of the time there is 70% debt and 30% of equity on any specific dealFrom a passive investors standpoint its ideal for the sponsor to be on both ends but its not uncommon for a sponsor to be on neither or one or the other - it simply depends on the specific project and the risk and reward that the project delivers.

@Dave Carella -I deal a lot in vacation homes in the Disney area. 

But I can say that ideally you'd get a local referral from a group of people w/ similar experiences.

Ideally, you'd want to repair flood damages as soon as possible, elsewise mold sets in and you have yourself one heck of a problem. 

Anyway, I'm not exactly "recommending" this as course of action but it's how I deal with it. 

Ideally, you should run any campaign for 6 touches. 

I'm looking for a condo ideally in the Las Olas area that I can use as a second/vacation home, and can AIR BNB it when I am not there.

The building used to a b single family and there is a large stairwell right in the middle, less than ideal for optimizing floorplan.

Ideally the current owner has sent out notice to these tenants letting them know that he is selling the property and that the rent is to now be made payable to "ABC 123".