My question is, would it be unlikely for a cash investor to consider my Skills/time/labor to be skin in the deal? 

But there must have been an intent to hold for productive use in trade business or for investment.  

For example with wholesaling houses the process could be explained in these simple steps:Step 1: Market to motivated sellers Step 2: Sign purchase contract with the seller Step 3: Find cash buyerStep 4: Sign contract with cash buyer for a higher price and collect 2k deposit Step5: Close Transaction via Assignment or Double Closing and Collect your checkThird, learn has much as possible about the 5 skills needed to be a Pro at wholesaling.

The leads are easy to get , it's finding the owner & closing the deal that takes time & skill !!!  

If you can learn to measure people through the art of interviewing, you'll learn an invaluable skill. 

When an IRA engages in a trade or a business on a regular basis, such as flipping houses, a tax known as UBIT applies.So, a leveraged flip is pretty tax intensive under an IRA.Note that passive earnings such as interest or rent from real property do not have these tax implications.

Hi I'm Lewis and brand new to this line of work. Still pretty green but soon I will pick up enough to get by. Can't wait to hear some advice and ask questions directly to the professionals instead of google. In the pr...

@Kimberly Quachey Unless you or your husband have good experience in the building trades (general contractor, electrical, plumbing, etc) or have TRUSTWORTHY AND KNOWLEDGEABLE friends or relatives who - with absolute certainty - will do a good job, Land Bank properties (or any major rehab) are probably not a good place to start - too many problems for a newbie.  

Perhaps we can trade some info and experiences.

I am looking for basic information on where to start and what to do in my first 3 months short goal. ( paperwork, skills, tools I need etc).