But because it's in addition to the rent, it's disallowed.I don't have to reduce my rent if the actual TENANT is disabled, but I essentially have to reduce my rent if the tenant has a dog.Reverse discrimination always irritates me.

Note, LTV is just the difference of what they want as a down payment or kept in the loan as equity (your skin in the game).

Touchy, thin-skinned people tend not to do well on public forums nor in business so,  I wish you luck.

With him asking for financing too he better have a silver tongue and a tough skin.    

There is nothing like having skin in the game to help you focus, learn, and act.

I do realize that somehow I have got to demonstrate to those whom I look to for funding my deals that I have got some "skin in the game" as should be the case.

Cesar Corona Hi, the best way would be to invest a reasonable amount into the deal so you have some skin in the game.

Again, other might feel differently here.b) Skin in the game: as a conservative investor, I understand that the dirty secret of industries that the waterfall compensation is in the line with me and incentivizes sponsors to take more risk.

Everyone's situation is different and there are more than one way to skin cat, but I have significantly more than 10 loans and basically don't do it the way anyone here is talking about.

If you are essentially getting a 100% mortgage you have no skin in the game.