You also don’t have the problem of teens unplugging the stick and connecting their game console and then putting it back in the wrong port.  

As a young beginner, your first step is to read this book from Bigger Pockets. www.biggerpockets.com/teenIt is specifically for teens who are exactly where you are right now - the beginning.

Low teens and below is probably not worth investing in unless you have other reasons that help it make sense for you (strong appreciation potential, personal usage, etc).  

Is it possible for a 16-year kid to legally make money from real estate, I have asked a few people about this topic but have never gotten a clear answer, looking for one on bigger pockets. 

ppl will underestimate you for your age - understanding the numbers as a teen is more impressive to potential mentors than just spotting uncut lawns. youtube "how to run comps". try a social experiment and offer to cut their unkept grass if you really want to find out their motivation and build rapport. then use the $20 to buy colored envelopes and vumber subscription and print copies of your "i work with investors" letters and drop in owner's mailboxes - no stamp or return address needed. be patient and prepared to get a call back 7 months later when they finally reached their distressed limit (also dont take the angry call backs personal). youre protected by youth. lol

Credit pull and background check.. the one's who say no problem and check out you at least have a straight shooter .. others will just go away.. and some will have something on there.. like got arrested for smoking pot in their late teens or something non critical like that.  

Thanks guys, all of your ideals have been wonderful and helpful.Oh, and Brian, I've been interested in real estate since I was in my early teens, I thoroughly love new houses, and moving and the like, so it's not really a problem, just focus issues.

Now my teen daughter lives with me.

Leaving in the 20's or teens and landing in the 70's or 80's once or twice is all the motivation a relatively sane person needs to pick up and move.We're extremely happy with the decision to move, but we had no children or any family in Louisville to consider either.

All of which are listed in the mid-$20s and a few foreclosures, in the high teens.