How much skin are you going to put in the deal?

Seek out someone who is and shares your vision, and screen for agents that work with expired listings since that is what you personally want to work on (note that this is a tough market and takes a thick skinned agent and not all will do this as a result). 

Also, seems this began with the assumption that a lender would loan 80% with the seller taking 20%, won't happen, there is no skin in the game. :)

You also meet a private lender who will lend in two separate ways: Long term (10-15 years) mortgage on investment property at 10% with minimal down payment (this is negotiable, but it’s just so the borrower has SOME skin in the game), or short term (minimum of one year interest guaranteed) at 12% (acepting interest-only payments). 4.

Happy Thanksgiving and go Skins!!

Texturing carefully helps.

If the property is clearly an investment style property (neighborhood, price point, condition) then the agent needs to develop thicker skin because low-ball offers are coming.

Parish, Most lenders want you to have skin in the deal.

So after looking through the forum I've noticed the "you have to have skin in the game" quote alot on downpayment percentages. 

The requirements would be a average credit score, some skin in the game, and some knowledge about what you are using the money for.