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20 September 2010 | 21 replies
They want you to have skin in the game as well as intimate knowledge of the investment area.
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13 July 2013 | 5 replies
I'm persistent, hard working, and have a thick skin.
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1 December 2011 | 8 replies
The less skin you have in the game the more debt you're going to have and thus more risk to be taken.
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15 May 2015 | 32 replies
What kind of repairs can you expect when they have no skin in the game?
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30 March 2016 | 12 replies
Especially when you have no skin in the game.
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14 January 2016 | 13 replies
I have very think skin and can take constructive criticism.Thanks a lot!
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18 September 2015 | 39 replies
Hard money lenders charge points and fees and they want you to have "skin in the game" (usually 20% of the project cost - in this case, you'll spend $10K as downpayment plus $2K-$3K in points and you reserve $5K as your holding or carrying costs = hence, you need $20,000 total).2.
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18 September 2015 | 20 replies
The seller happened to use the same banker as me so I got a glowing referral.
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10 May 2016 | 18 replies
I think it is great if you can get 50% ownership with no skin in the game.
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16 August 2017 | 12 replies
In that instance you should probably have more insurance or setup stronger liability protection as you have more to lose than someone who has little skin in the game.