.#3  Just based on what you post here I don't think you would qualify.https://www.landlordstudio.com/blog/real-estate-professional...but I guess it depends on how much of your time will be spent on real estate activities. 

Go to real estate investing meetups in your area, get to know local investors, read books and listen to podcasts together to figure out what you think you want to do the most and what will benefit you, depending on where you live, the most.

We decided several years ago that landlording was not the right fit for our family, and I'm thinking of toe-dipping into the crowdfunding services to see if it works for us.  

Think Chase, Wells, US Bank, Key, and Everbank - plus any regional players in your market active in the multifamily space.If you're looking for a value-add rehab / bridge loan - try both bank/cu's and private capital / hard money lenders.

If you have the hustle to think about it at 15, meeting other investors will help you get better knowledge and find someone you can help for free and learn.

I think it's likely closer to $80-$100 per month if this is a single family. 

I say all that to say, I think it may be an easy sell to an investor. 

Would love to connect with you and hear about your current investments/strategies and what you are thinking about doing next. 

My goal is to purchase a bigger home with my finance in the next year or two (thinking around $400-450k single family home).

Even though it did not go as planned and we turned out to not be profitable, I think it's just as important to talk about our failures as much as our successes.