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Hi @Branden Kline, congratulations! First of all you are willing to do this and you will!!
I'm one step ahead of you, just found my first investment property and I'm about to close the deal, in my experience and what I didn't do (because of no credit history, I moved almost a year ago to USA) is to first look for a mortgage, many people told me about going with a mortgage company instead of a bank.
In the meantime you can also talk with a realtor and tell them what kind of property you are looking for, it will take a while to find a great deal!.
You can also keep reading, learning and getting all the knowledge you can to take control on your first deal when you find it.
Bigger Pockets is the best source of doing all that.
Regards,
Claudia