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22 January 2019 | 3 replies
Or is there a private money lender that wants you to have "x" amount of skin in the game?
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26 January 2019 | 12 replies
Watch how fast they run when you ask them to put some skin in the game.You will get more money by using MLS with a realtor.
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27 January 2019 | 6 replies
I have no skin in the game yet, but i have bandit signs ready to go and im going to put them up this weekend . can some one direct me toward an investor meet up ?
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25 January 2019 | 0 replies
They have never missed a payment and we have a healthy cash flow.
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25 January 2019 | 1 reply
They have never missed a payment and we have a healthy cash flow.Lessons learned?
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7 January 2021 | 21 replies
Some lenders want you to have skin in the game, and some lenders are okay with a full seller carry for the down payment.2.
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5 February 2019 | 5 replies
That being said, the units still make a healthy cash flow, with 2 units basically covering 100% of my costs on the whole 2 duplex package (4 units).
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4 February 2019 | 18 replies
I'm accounting for a higher vacancy rate, healthy reserves, and paying more attention to break even occupancy in my underwriting.
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30 January 2019 | 4 replies
Developers usually acquire the land with their own cash, own it free and clear as their skin in the game.
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29 January 2019 | 11 replies
You need some thick skin to deal with lots of defensiveness, pushback and rejection.