Having money in hand ("skin in the game") is going to get you better rates, help you access more financing options than if you have non, and is going to make you work harder and smarter because we're always more careful about spending our own money.

I think you need to have more of your own "skin in the game".

You will learn to have thick skin in the property mgmt business.Good luck

Ever read "Acres of Diamonds"Then you may want to look at how you can Finance your Deals, even w/OPM you need some skin in the game.

And I've noticed more and more gurus are being super sneaky about hiding the names and locations of the glowing testimonials to make sure you can't verify their claims.

I would be willing to put more of my own skin in the game then the standard 10% to make it work.

My last two evictions were tenants that passed all the screening and had glowing recommendations from previous landlords.

Depends on the HML most want you to have at least some skin in the game but if you find a deal at a low enough price they might lend solely on the strength of the deal.10. 

@Derek V.Thanks Derek, appreciate this... and thanks for your kind words.As they say..... there are many ways to skin a cat.......What the bank has determined as its true value for me it what matters, I am not selling. 

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