Part of the motivation is to secure residency in multiple countries, have my investments in multiple currencies, and to set up an offshore structure for my company in one of these locations. 

Find out what will motivate the seller to take the deal.

If you can find motivated sellers, then you already have the hard part of the job mastered.You can just do it under a zero-fee / 100% broker.

He didn't take very good care of me and pulled double commission so he was very motivated to make the sale.

Bottom line is to find out as much as you can about what motivates that seller and then go from there. 

We are hungry and motivated!

A few months later I received a call from the owner letting me know they had lowered their asking price and were very motivated to sell.

I’ve very motivated to land my first deal!

They are very motivated to sell.Would you take this to an agent in the area and ask for a finder's fee? 

SEO (of course).SEO gives you an infinite ROI because the leads are (practically) free.Not only are the leads (practically) free, they are also the best possible quality leads any marketing venue can provide.Thirdly, you only start to spend effort on these leads AFTER you know they are motivated and want to sell (to YOU).