(A dryer wouldn't fall in this category.)As for "where to go to deal with this", your friend could always have a local attorney who specializes in landlord-tenant law review the lease to ensure it complies with your state laws.

Do anyone know of any good websites to gather this data from?

It has demographics, crime stats, economic data, etcFor school rankings, start with NJ Monthly's Top High Schools.

Correct me if this is wrong, but securing the property with 100% financing is just to ensure the seller doesn't sell to someone else or get cold feet while the wholesaler finds a buyer?

The reason I like doing this instead of using a service like Mint is that instead of uploading my purchases at the end of the month and viewing how I did, this gives me a real time view in the middle of the month and I am personally entering the data, so I know the details more intimately. 

Have you ensured that the contract stored is exactly the same as what they signed when they signed.

Make sure that you have an attorney involved to draw up the loan docs to ensure that everyone is protected.  

My gut is telling me this can be gold but I really want the data to support.Hope I was clear on what I am asking for.ThanksJermaine

Then look at the cost of some of the major repairs that may need to be performed. 55% is a good Estimate but you'll want to look at all the real data before making a hard comparison.

I have just begun due diligence to ensure she/it is a real entity before submitting my personal info as I am paranoid of ID theft, but it looks legit so far.