Market prices are what properties are actually selling for, not what some website with no skin in the game zestimates they are worth...C sold for $23K 18 months ago, and B sold for $11K about 14 months ago.http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5803-Hunting-Rid...http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5803-Hunting-Rid...HOA fee being so high is what's keeping the price of these units so low, IMO.

You'll have no skin in the game, and2.

Banks will want you to have skin in the game too.

However; if you do finance your deals, how much skin in the game do your lenders require?

Most contractors are notoriously difficult to get good, quick service from so you need him to have LOTS of skin in the game.If you come to a loggerhead and you still really want to use him, ask him to use an escrow agent that will serve as the middleman.

Many banks are going to want to see that you have skin in the game....most are not ok with you bringing in a second loan and not having your own funds in the deal.

There's not one way to skin a cat in real estate . . .

I owned the dirt so I had skin in the game and the lender would fund the construction costs and have a deed (first position) on the property.

As long as you left enough skin in the game for the buyer to be getting a good deal, I don't really feel like you should need to hide your profit from the end buyer.I have used a double closing before where I had a skiddish seller who didn't know I was flipping the property.

Some will and some will not and some that will will want information on them as well due to you having no skin in the game they want to make sure that they know where the money is coming from and possibly have them as a guarantor as well on the loan.