@Josh Wilson as a pilot in the military you should have a thicker skin.

Your skin will need to thicken substantially over the next few years.

We all know there are more than one ways the skin the cat in this game.

For me, the idea of flipping a property OOS seems doable but very risky without having someone with real skin in the game on the spot to run the show.

If you want to gamble money - and let's face it, anywhere you put money is a gamble, however reasonably secure - you better have a thick skin.

I’ve actually thought of flipping the second house/rehab to come up with all the brrr money to get started but maybe once I get some skin in the game with the first property I can find private lending on the second!

My rehab of the units will be my "skin in the game". 3 units are ready to go, 1 needs flooring and the 5th is a gut rehab.

I recommend putting some skin in the deal.

@Nathan G.Books read in 2019:1) Getting Things Done2) Antifragile3) The Big Short4) The War on Normal People5) Good to Great6) The Gift of Fear7) 19848) Long Distance Real Estate Investor9) The Story of Kodak10) The E Myth: Revisited11) Trend Following: How Great Traders Make Millions in Up or Down Markets12) The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs13) What Every Real Estate Investor Need to Know About Cash Flow14) The Book on Managing Rental Properties15) Set for Life16) The Millionaire Next Door17) Zero Risk Real Estate: Creating Wealth Through Tax Liens and Tax Deeds18) Real Estate Loopholes19) Market Wizards20) Rich Dad Poor Dad21) Sleepy Hollow22) The Personal MBA23) On Tyranny2020 Reading List:-Wealth of Nations-The Organization of Industrial Scientific Research-Toms River-In Love and War-Skin in the Game-Extreme Ownership-Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book-Finance for Nonfinancial Managers-The Muller Report-All Quiet on the Western Front-Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance And whatever else catches my eye...

In my opinion, neither site puts enough skin into the game (less than 1% versus a typical 10%+) to properly align themselves with investors.