Therefore, this is before your C end buyer even gets involved with you, the B investor.To answer your second question, you have to sign a contract with A seller and control the transaction so that C buyer cannot "steal" the property.  

Another idea is to call the asset manager that controlled the deal.  

I then realised, it was time to start minding my own business, indeed.When it comes to real estate, I am a newbie, I know most of the basics and still learn to become confident.I am serious about investing in real estate as I feel this is something I will enjoy doing like a hobby while making my way to financial freedom and most importantly having control over my life.I am planning to make my first wholesale investment by the end of this year [starting with low money].

The only real estate background is that my parents own single family homes and some commercial rental properties and that is where my interests primarily fall because that is what I have primarily been around.

@Jim Hart If you haven't worked a deal like this before, it will be pretty chsllenging to figure out the moving parts and how to control from beginning to end.This is why I don't teach pre-probate transactions to others. 

I also have a 720 FICO credit score and will be living with my parents rent free for a year.With that said I have a solid credit score, decent income, enough for a 20% down payment, and little debt.

THU NGUYEN my personal opinion is, first you have more control how to invest and being engaged at war zone level and second with buy and hold strategy you will build equity and build wealth overtime (long term if you hold your property).

Since this concerns your retirement, I personally would not 1031 exchange into an investment vehicle that you do not fully control yourself.

If something beyond your control comes up forcing you to move out, like mom who lives in another state coming down with brain cancer or a forced job relocation, you can move out before 12 months.

A lot of people were trying to convince me to back out and take a loss on the deal before things got out of control - especially my dad.