I have a reasonable sum saved up for my next investment and was hoping to share ideas with members familiar with this area. 

Your friend could also get a secured credit card, which is basically a debit/credit card associated with a checking or savings account.

I will graduate in December and I've got capital saved up from being very fortunate and not having to pay for school because of my football scholarship.

there are two types of houses in FL. those that have termites, and those that will have termites. get a professional to figure out which type of termite you have. they will tent or trench (or both) the house. you can trench and protect yourself if you want to save the cost.

In addition to the energy savings the customer will have (more $ they have to pay rent), another perk of tankless units is lifespan.

I have been able to save ~$24,000 from my work from the past 6 summers.

You may need to rehab just one unit, rent it out, then save up some money and rehab the next one.

Take the extra money you save by eliminating some of your 'wants' and pay down the principal. 

Auctioned properties seem to be funny things and not everyone does title for them.Then I sat on my hands for a month, paid for the property with cash (money came from various sources, including savings), and then tried to clean up the property.Then I gave up on cleaning it myself and looked to have someone else clean it.

Spencer Savings Bank has a commercial lending arm that underwrites these types of loans in NJ.