This will give you what is known as skin in the game- and make you into it actually investor - with something to invest. 

For what it's worth, I don't think you should expect your GC to put skin in the game. 

It has come to my realization as I put up all of the money I have worked so hard for, that he has no skin in the game.

I assumed that Seattle would be one of the toughest areas, I live in central Washington and am trying to figure out if the rest of Washington follows suit with the difficulty’s that Seattle has going for it! 

The difficulty there for you and for them is mutual trust and confidence. 

The difficulty I’ve had in running comparable is the time of year.  

So having a section 8 tenant in there not only gives you difficulty with: showings, scheduling appraisals, removing tenants, etc, it also takes a way an extremely large buyer pool.Similar case for duplexes.

Otherwise understand the difficulties when flipping RE and managing STR. 

Our current home was an investment property that we live in as our primary home. We have until October this year to meet the 2 year exemption. At the same time, I am currently in BK Chapter 13 repayment plan until Nov...

Three months of being under contract and having the deal fall apart due to you not producing any qualified buyers will get under any seller's skin.