I understand their position on wanting to make sure that I have some skin in the game, but this has severely slowed down my rate of purchase.With the exception of a few ups and downs and a little learning curve, everything that I have purchased so far is cash flowing well.  

I am not throwing out blanket defenses of the city and it irritates me when I see people throw out blanket condemnation of the city.

I am thinking the borrower should also have skin in the game and put up at least 20%.

If you are willing to carve out the time, stay consistent with your marketing, and have thick skin, wholesaling could be a good way to learn about RE investing, build your network, and generate some cash.  

Next is it won't be any skin off some asset manager's tail in a bank, even if the got sued.

- how much money do I need to put in the deal as down payment or skin in the game?

I want some skin from the buyer in the game so some cash upfront and the rest from escrow.

Most lenders want you to have some skin in the game but many will also fund at least part of the rehab cost.

I mean, come on. you need to put some skin in the game and realize each and every flip isn't going to net you 50k...2.

There are many different ways to skin the cat.