I got approved by local bank here for 70% of the purchase price, so I would need to come up with the 30%.I also put an offer on a property and got accepted.

Once the offer is accepted, is there anything else that a realtor would provide that would save us headache?  

If my offer is accepted, what are the next steps in the process?

Would you accept that if you were the cash heavy end of the partnership?

I agree, it's very hard to find an agent that both understands and wants to work with investors; it seems that most agents (rightfully so in many cases) think that they're going to spend bunch of time looking at houses only to put lowball offers in that aren't likely to be accepted.

Is it like a social security number or does it get reset to a new number the next time it's listed?

Far too many people (whether it be fear, pride, or otherwise) refuse to accept that action can often times be far more beneficial than non-action in regard to repositioning their interests, so bravo to you for doing so.

You have to learn when and how to accept and/or pass along certain types of risk.If you don't understand it, don't try it. 

Conventional loans are easier to accept as a seller, because FHA comes with more rules. 

From what I've gathered, getting on the phone for a minimum of two hours daily is essential along with networking / marketing skills, luckily I did a lot of cold calls when I sold cars and have pretty good skills overall socially, I just don't know the lingo and don't have anyone to emulate just yet.Thanks for reading my introMay those seeking success find it in abundance today!