Buying House w/ VA Home Loan "Project Financial Freedom"

[Steven Mak]

Long story short. My best friend and I are coming up with a plan in real estate and its best to start early both @ 21 we are eager to learn, dedicated, and hungry. 

We have good job/credit score/ VA home loan. Our goal is to have a property that generates passive income. We plan on purchasing our first property next year when our lease is over.

Questions are :

1.) Whats our best course of action for purchasing a house starting out?