Most lenders are going to want to see that you have some skin in the game seeing how new you are.

Down Payment (Non-Refundable):Always protect yourself with meaningful skin in the game.

Open to any strategies that come to mindGoals:Short-term: Get "skin in the game" with my first property, ideally a duplex/small multifamily or a starter SFH rental.Long-term: Scale to 5–10 properties by my late 20s, eventually replacing part of my income and continuing to invest.Open to BRRRR, house hacking, or just buying a solid rental depending on what makes sense.Questions:At my age, should I prioritize house hacking, or since I live at home, should I just buy a pure rental?

What gets most is that the bridge lenders want to see you have skin in the game, so if you have seller carry or other second, they reduce their leverage to keep your skin just as much...

You’ll not be able to accurately run numbers until you get some skin in the GAME.

This business takes skin in the game, experience, and realistic expectations.What’s going on with this mindset?

Most lenders see a first time flip risky and offering 100% financing would require skin of some sort in the game.

Most are great, but the bad ones are certainly irritating.

They want a private lender to fund and use the equity as the "skin" in the game.

So, if the Teepee is 100 wolf skins, you bring 20 skins to the powwow.