The amount of knowledge is overwhelming, but I'm hanging in there.My 401k and Roth used to be my rock, literally my goal to becoming financially independent, but I'm seeing now how thin simply maxing out a Roth account is for me as a plan.

ALL of those who have chimed in who are providers, to my knowledge have very good reputations and could probably serve you well.

I would appreciate any and all education from knowledgable RE investors.

Yup and this is a house hack situation so there is an even extra level of it. 

Using an LLC, I thought that $3,000/mo "extra" could be put in the bank and accumulate up until we need to use it to pay off the note. 

And they have that extra character that you spoke about. 

I also assumed that smaller tile would increase the labor cost due to the extra time required.

I am new here and just reading to gain as much knowledge as I can.

It's a $50 fee per month extra

So I was thinking that over the summer (I will be 15 then) that I would be able to get an internship anywhere so that I could learn about real estate in any way possible, I can do whatever anybody wants me to do as long as I can gain knowledge about the real estate world.