I'm also still active duty AF, so I know the difficulties of getting into RE Investing between deployments, PCSs, training, etc!  

He said this might be the last free one he does, because maybe it'll take some skin in the game to get people to take it more seriously.

The difficulty here is that your bank transactions are relatively unique -- at least on the income side.

My single family homes allow me to still expect the tenants to have skin in the game and responsibility.

That area is very tempting for investors since you can get properties for $5k, $10K and up good for cash flow, but the difficulties in maintenance, repairs and rent collection would not be enough for me to invest there.

None of the properties are finance through the LLC due to the difficulty of securing the loans in the LLC name.  

It helps to have a short memory and thick skin in real estate sales.

Personally wouldn't want to finance an inexperienced landlord.Lenders like to see skin in the game and equity in a desirable property.Why couldn't you get a bank loan?

Way too easy for people, like this woman, to say, "Whatever, I changed my mind," when they don't have any skin in the game. 

Therefore I require all lease terms to match length of orders and the lease terms must also meet my needs.No Deposit without a Signed Lease OR VICE VERSA- Your deposit is your “skin in the game”.