We are working on a platform that will allow Realtors to be the Business Champion, for their local school. 

You have to be accredited to use their platform - chances are that's a non-starter for a lot of us here

I know other well-heeled folks getting half that interest rate (albeit in better/more metro locations..). 

I am happy with it but any opinion I have should be discredited somewhat simply because I have never used competing software platforms (Buildium, Appfolio, TenantCloud, Yardi, etc) so I really don't have much to compare it to. 

If so, what is the service or platform that you use? 

Members of Illinois REIA can go to Scott W and his crowd funded lending platform.

In terms of range and area your talking about own, type of homes or hoods, you can easily tell from these platforms just using simple sampling method with your eyeballs what the range is.

I think leveraging a platform such as a blog, social media, website or anything else to create a personality or brand for your real estate biz is becoming more and more important.

BP is a great platform to get all of your real estate answers!

Start with little jobs, gain some experience and credibility on the platform, and she will eventually develop a consistent client base.