People that have no money, no experience, and want to suck away valuable time is a non-starter.You have to give something of value such as performing free tasks, going to work for an investment company from the ground up, pay for training,etc.People that are wanting freebies and have no skin in the game tend to do nothing when a bunch of work is involved.

Hard Money is going to want you to have some skin in the game, so you'll have a hard time finding someone who is going to give you 100% financing for the purchase.

@Chris Clothier  sounds like Morris invest model... cheapest property possible  prey on newbies and give glowing account of how these homes perform when nothing could be farther from the truth..this person if interested should check in with JWB in Jacksonville and see what they have to compare.In Indy if you stick to that 80 to 125k range 900 to 1200 rent you will have a pretty solid investment over time , at least that has been our experience.. the hood is the hood is the hood .. no matter what city you invest in..

I agree with Matt...find an agent who has skin in the game, property management experience, or at least has a solid history of repeat client investors.

Banks want you to have skin in the game and don't allow second mortgages at closing to avoid down payments. 

My "skin in the game" is client service.

Consider that most LPs want the sponsor to have skin in the game, +/-10% is a number you see regularly, and figure that the amount of your own money that you want to risk on your own first deal is equal to about 10% of the total cost of your first property including organizational costs, acquisition costs and reserves.

In a booming economy where it's easy credit was between the years of 2004 and 2006 you can have no skin in the game with Hard money.

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

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