I have certain skills useful to the community and so I volunteer (currently or recently):church running video 4x / monthchaperone school field trips 3x / yearmentor after-school engineering competition 2x / weekcurriculum advisory committee for school district, parent repcontinuing ed committee for school district, parent repyouth soccer club president ("club" = $1M/yr budget)athletic association directorMore specific to your point, I'm an engineer.  

Her mother works for the athletics dept at the college as well, she speaks to athletes daily who complain of the lack of rentals available at the growing school.

Then you need to cost out that plan and do a capital recovery analysis.

Very well known in the state, about 15 agents total, they deal with professional athletes and large home builders, so a lot of brand kudos.

Also, I think the slow recovery of real estate markets, as compared to the relatively rapid stock market recovery, demonstrates to them that wealth should not be built via home equity, but by other means.  

Crap happens and it is ok, it is the recovery that matters at that point.

Around $20k for a 50 unit, but this cost variesMarketing - $75-100/unitAdministrative - $3000Reserve account $300/unit/yearYou also could have additional income, such as laundry income and utility recovery fees. 

Assuming that they agree to the short sale in general, they can forego the financial incentive to waive collection rights and continue to pursue the homeowner for their own balances due, in which case their recovery options are then covered by state law.

I used to broker asset recovery deals for Fortune 100 / 500 companies.

He appears to be a decent athlete (given his basketball skills), but it's pretty tough to throw a major league pitch for a strike, even for a good athlete.