A borrower has to have some skin in the game somehow.Mark is a lender so you might learn something off of a call with him.  

Hey BP,I have an opportunity to lend on a fix/flip with healthy interest rate / points, already verified property in good neighborhood and comps support claimed ARV. 

A healthy economy contributes to the success of both but to different degrees.

A healthy economy contributes to the success of both but to different degrees.

But in all you have to have skin in the game.

Hi guys,We've invested in townhomes up until now, but currently have an accepted offer on a condo.I just received financial statements for the last 2 years. I don't know exactly what to be looking for, but generally s...

There are no healthy 1-sided relationships of any type.

You will find the link to access the entire report at the end of this post.You will see in this report that Houston is very much a healthy housing market for investors.

I'm on the road right now so will need to reread tonight to fully digest but overall it is nice to know what I already suspected that major banks are not a great option, and that there are other ways to skin a cat here.

If the contribution loan is over $7 million, expect the possibility that you will have to come in with "skin in the game" cold hard cash.