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

our Dry Wall contractor for instance has 600 employees and a nice JET.. lol.. 

Most lenders will want you to have some sort of skin in the game. 

I also know several ppl who are on board to become a private investor, just need some skin in the game with flips. 

I could also invest some money so Id have "Skin in the Game" as well.I'm sure I will end up using a mix of these ideas, just looking to get thoughts from others or see what methods others have used to get started and grow.

There are usually many visual indicators about a house that are small warning signs of structural issues, cracks in walls, cracks in the external foundation, sagging floors, the slope of the lot, water damage dry rot etc.

Regarding the opportunity zones, again plenty of ways to skin it.

It's only about an inch or so off, and when you stage the place you should be able to hide that pretty easily with a nice drying rack next to it.

There are a few different ways to skin this cat, so to speak. 

Long story short, it's the only type of turnkey investment that means 1) the company has skin in the game long-term because they manage the properties they sell 2) you have one team to vet and one relationship to build 3) there's a smaller number of fees and markups too look out for, since you have one team to vet - there aren't three or four different people (agent contractor PM) trying to get a cut, and 4) you're buying from people that live and work in the market they sell - some big marketing companies call themselves turnkey providers but they don't actually own any properties or have staff in all the markets they sell, they get a referral fee for sending your business to whichever turnkey operators will pay the most.