Best to you!

My question is, do I qualify as having lived in the house for this time, to get around the 2 out of 5 years capital gains tax rule?

You have to understand lead generation.

I think you can start the course now and be ready to go when you turn 18 but Im not sure.

Would love to know your experiences and thoughts. 

From Portland and looking to start investing for the first time.

You will need to supply more detail to your request to figure out which lender might be best for your project.

Simple, get the book: "Lend To Live".It's "the Bible" of the lending business and it's featured here on BPhttps://store.biggerpockets.com/products/lend-to-liveMike

@Courtney HamiltonRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Would like to get some feedback please.