You have definitely come to the right place for REI knowledge.

No advanced legal knowledge required.

If you can become an expert on an area by talking to everyone you can in the neighborhoods, you will not only narrow down your criteria, learn what problems to look out for in these neighborhoods, and learn what kind of tenant you will be dealing with, but you may also come across off market deals that you can be the first one to. 

With all of that said, I am no expert on any of this.

My biggest hurdle I am facing is focusing on reading all the info I see, I guess I'm getting overwhelmed and ready to get started but, I also know, Knowledge is Education and do not want to dive in and Im not ready.

Not to my knowledge.

If there aren't many people interested in the property, a wholesaler would have to consider an offer that has an inspection contingency otherwise they risk holding the property longer than they anticipated.However, if you're in a hot market (and who isn't these days), you may be competing with people who are willing to go after the property so aggressively that they drop all contingencies; this would represent less risk to the wholesaler of the buyer backing out so naturally they would likely choose this offer over yours with contingencies.If you're finding that all deals you're coming across do not allow contingencies, it may be valuable to spend some time learning how to expertly predict repair costs on your own so you can determine if a deal is a good one without paying for inspections before getting it under contract. 

I am trying to soak up as much knowledge as I can and have a set plan so when I do transfer all I have to do is put it into action.

I'm no expert, but I've had a few 1031 exchange qualified intermediaries tell me this.

This site is a wealth of knowledge.