My goal this year is to buy just one property and then see how that goes for about a year and then each following year purchase 2/year until I reach my financial goals.

If you have a fixed amount of cash you can use it in multiple ways to increase cash flow consider the following ways to invest 150K1) 150K in savings account yields about $1200 per year in interest assuming you find good accounts, in this scenario cash flow is $100 per month2) $150K used to buy a single property for cash.

The Friday I graduated from high school the following Monday I was already working full time in sales, so I could get started as soon as possible. 

Unless an Investor, who I know nothing about, peppers me with at least 100 questions, I tend to lose interest.But seriously, you can simplify your search by having answers to the following  questions that the Lender will have for YOU:1.

Follow up with the listing agents.

Aaron,With the market being so hot right now I think I will be following your method.

Do not worry about trying to find a way around the rules, just follow them and add that into your price .  

Following, same as OP single debt free E6 overseas.

Thanks for following along @Nick G.

I joined BP about a year ago but I never did an introduction or followed up.