Get a tougher skin. 

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

How do we know who is making these calls and where they get their info....do they have any skin in the game?

Buying without any skin in the game is high-risk and a recipe for disaster.

In your case, you have a decent amount of skin you can place into the game which should satisfy most lenders.Make sure you get fully educated on the process of rehab flips and how to get your acquisitions.

While it is possible to do deals with none of your own money, the more skin you can place, the better options you will have.

The more skin in the game, the more return on investment.  

When you ask a contractor to do things that have them spending their time without guarantee of a project, you're technically asking them to put skin in the game when you have none in the game thus far.

or just save up more money until i am able to flip myself.I have a good understanding on how to trade stock options. also a good understanding on how to wholesale and flip houses. also a good understanding on being a good real estate agent.My end goal is to be able to flip a house a house myself. or at least enough money where i have "skin in the game" to get a lender.  

My mentor here in L.A. has, if nothing else, definitely thickened what I thought was an already pretty thick skin.