The lender is much more likely to approve the loan assumption if you are bringing real money to the table and have skin in the game (even if it's someone else's skin).  

He said this might be the last free one he does, because maybe it'll take some skin in the game to get people to take it more seriously.

As a newbie with very few folks around me physically that venture into this, you are keeping my optimism high while temporing my enthusiasm with healthy doses of logical reality.

My single family homes allow me to still expect the tenants to have skin in the game and responsibility.

My main business keeps me out of the country for a healthy portion of the year, it also affords me geographic flexibility to spend the other portion wherever the most compelling real estate investment is.

It helps to have a short memory and thick skin in real estate sales.

Personally wouldn't want to finance an inexperienced landlord.Lenders like to see skin in the game and equity in a desirable property.Why couldn't you get a bank loan?

Way too easy for people, like this woman, to say, "Whatever, I changed my mind," when they don't have any skin in the game. 

Therefore I require all lease terms to match length of orders and the lease terms must also meet my needs.No Deposit without a Signed Lease OR VICE VERSA- Your deposit is your “skin in the game”.

And one more thought - larger buildings require more work to keep them healthy and a more complex budget.