I’ve been making offers on duplexes that are around 200k, but keep losing out to cash buyers.

if a wholesale assigns a contract to me as a buyer can I assign the contract to some one else and if so what are the steps.

The big challenge is finding the right one, which seems to be the big hunt in Dallas. 

Would I attract a buyer by being at a higher price?"

Please keep in mind, the transfer and recordation rate is 2.2% (seller and buyer pays 1.1% each) for properties sold at $399,999 or less.

And apparently they are very friendly.Anyway, you always do "the best you can" and let the buyer get into it deeper if they want to.

If you are a real buyer it is in the interest of the title company to start with the title search and commitment prep.  

Currently property management and locating properties for cash buyers.

Most of the stuff on loopnet and/or MLS is going to be already shopped thoroughly to those brokers buyers - and if they didn't bite on it, you have to wonder why....BUT I have bought a few of them off there this year.

Often just grantor (seller, borrower...) grantee (buyer, lender...) date, document number and document type.