Work with a qualified intermediary and tax advisor to ensure compliance and optimize your strategy.

@Joseph BinkowskiDon’t forget that you can now be qualified as an accredited investor by passing the series 65 exam without any income or net worth requirements.It will cost you around $200 to $300 and will be valid for 2 years (unless you can park your license with a financial advisor firm, then it will last as long as you maintain it).It is not a difficult exam and you should be able to pass it with around 40 hours of self study with a good prep book or website.

Also looking at Viator (parent co. of Trip Advisor).

Start by educating yourself with foundational books like The Millionaire Real Estate Investor and practicing deal analysis using tools like BiggerPockets calculators.

The teacher was an actual financial educator but they repeated themselves a lot and were telling the students to go in and apply for credit cards DURING the course to purchase the next course for $15,000!

That's wonderful.Your state requires 72 hours of Real Estate education. 

Quote from @Kimberly Venable: It's getting the right education.

there ya go another Utah based fullfilment and education company. 

I'm a newbie to real estate investing and am currently focused on intensely educating myself about all things real estate and how to get my first rental property deal.

You can probably start the education process at 17, then apply for your license once you turn 18.