In order to help him, we have raised (along with some friends) between $175k and $200k to invest in real estate.

You could also get a PO Box but you would still need friend or family to check it once in a while.

Have a friend who lives near your old home drive over and see if it is vacant.

Apple Pay, PayPal (Friends & Family), Venmo and more have no fees as well.

First idea :What are your friend /family situations like ??

Some immediate sources are personal funds, community banks, friends and family, hard money lenders, crowdfunding, etc.4.

I am currently looking through the boards trying to find an investor friendly real estate agent in Cincinnati, though preferably licensed in KY as well, so I'm obviously still early in the process of trying to find the right team members.

Tennessee has no state income tax and is very business friendly.

All you need to do is put it into an investment that comes out in a short period...with friends ($$$$), then put it (and the friends) back in again, and keep repeating this. 

A friend of mine who’s a realtor is telling me I have major equity.