On Monday, May 16 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission rolls out the last piece of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or the JOBS Act that was originally passed in 2012. Equity crowdfunding becomes legal nationwide for anyone and is no longer the exclusive purview of the accredited investor.
http://www.davisvanguard.org/2016/05/crowdfunding-average-investor-now-legal-today/