When I tried to offer a low ball price of 220,000, the broker instantly said "save yourself some time, it won't work" and hang up. 

Credit Unions either didn’t have the balls or foresight to originate sub-prime crap.

Do you have any recommended CPA's in the area that could help me get the ball rolling on the tax side of things?

Got killer deals and bought when you can buy when the price was cheaper than replacement values.The problem is no one has a crystal ball.

I would love to leave my job and put 100% sweat equity because I love to fix houses, I used to build houses from the ground up from start to end and I loved it but I was sidelined by an injury and took on a different career path. but that was in the past and I cant wait to get in the investing world if I knew then what I know now it would be a whole different ball game. 

I can not say I'm a new REI but a player that went to a junior college to play ball before enter to the big leagues.

They know they aren't supposed to be there and are waiting for someone to have the balls (or a strong uterus) to kick them out.

@Aaron Tjomsland How did you keep a straight face when you said in your video "We rank for VERY IMPORTANT keywords like: diesel motor service near me Ames IA" My wife is an SEO and she ranks #1 for: monkey balls in Louisville Kentucky.

My offer is never a low ball offer because I did the research and know the neighborhood. 

This keeps the offering party honest and not low ball any offers, as the offeree has ability to capture the same deal.