I have a realitive who takes everything you say litterally and has rather thin skin, his feelings are easily hurt.

The best thing you can do for your first few projects is partner up with an experienced real estate investor while you get some skin in the game.

Easy, just find that simple way to get 20-25% return on your improvements lol.But seriously the money is going to want you to have skin in the game regardless of where it comes from...

But the virtue of the transaction is that the buyer has "skin in the game"---but without me being forced to pay taxes on the down payment.5.

They are a good place to go network with more experienced investors and usually have vendors they for funding especially if you have skin to put in the game, but I would also advise you to better educate yourself by continually listening to podcast and reading to actually know how to successfully complete a deal because there are some hardships that you would go through not actually knowing what you’re doing on your first flip.

I also represent tenant clients in lease negotiations and strategic placement for both office and retail uses.What drew me in to BP was my personal interest in getting started in acquiring property for myself and having some skin in the game.

Listen Folks, I have no skin in the game, no money to be made by me saying the truth.

An offer in the blind like this means that you have zero skin in the game - not even the gas to see the property!

Hi @Dean Gustafson, in my opinion, it may be tough to find a bank that will lend 80% LTV, when the primary borrower (you) doesn't have any skin in the game. 

I'm asking because I wouldn't want to bring down payment money to the table in bad faith if a lender is truly expecting that all funds that I bring to not be committed or due anybody.I've read that lenders don't want the borrower to be over-leveraged and have skin in the game, I get that.