We had the guys re-float all the walls and spray new texture and it looks great but I've also heard of guys painting directly over paneling.Anyone done this with success?

., no "skin in the game"), I'd think twice about investing.

Hello, we are doing a couple high end homes and would like to know your thoughts on ceiling textures.

It finally gets under my skin as I was expecting him to pull some crap - and then he did.

If you listened to my podcast, you remember the skin-in-the-game concept.

They have skin in the game now and it will be painful for them not to put in the total effort to close a sale and not quit.Of course nobody takes the offer which is of course fine with me as I don't want to take that on anyways.

They would analyze the deal with you in mind because everyone would have skin in the game, and if they would join in investing, it would cut your risk in the investment and the gain, like having a partner.

I was thinking maybe adding some texture. 

If this is not the case, and since many lenders want to know that you have "skin" in the game, you might consider these possble opportunities: 1) Once you've determined where you need to be on pricing, let the seller keep some of their asking price, in lieu of them paying for some of the repairs -- For one customer seeking a reduction in the price of a commercial site from $700K to $550 to cover half of the land development costs.

You do have to have a thick skin in this game.I am buying a portfolio of properties from a guy who realized that he was so nice to his tenants he has gone broke.John Corey