I would like to hang my license with investor friendly brokerages such as Keller Williams, to work with investors mostly instead of retail.

She's hanging in there-on three legs.

They don't offer much when it comes to training and you'll probably be working remotely since their space is to hang shingle only.

If you hang out and ask questions you will quickly see who is here adding value and walks the talk so to speak.

Maybe you hang back for another 6 months before relocating so you can meet the full 2 yr requirement.  

,I generally agree with your aversion to debt - I am learning more and more about leverage.What do you think about financing your first $100K property at 20% (ish) down - but hanging on to the rest of the cash that you have?

Yep, that's all you need to do, work with someone who hangs illegal signs on public property.

What good is sterling credit and even decent terms (fixed,15-year conventional, around 4%) when delays and process hang up deals, especially since few really know the new rules?

or hang up?  

Keep active here and you will start to get the hang of all the terms.