B must bring funds to fund the first transaction independently.

Joe,Thanks for the welcome message :)My objective is to approach the owners directly and avoid involving agents in the transaction if possible -- that's a large part of the reason I'd like to find another source for the information.Dave

Originally posted by Shaun Reilly: I actually had the costs for holding/selling a bit higher assuming use of hard money (Which for a project that size I would use) so my $330K buy price only had the profit about $6K higher assuming that $35K budget.Yes, sorry...should have clarified that...I typically use 10% of the resale value for fixed cost estimating when it's an all-cash transaction.

There are certainly some steps to go through such as negotiate the contract, conduct due diligence, settle the transaction, receive collateral, and servicing transfer.

I believe if the buyers closed this transaction without the agent, the buyers could be liable for the commission, as there is such a thing as Implied Agency, not you, as you did NOT sign a fee agreement with the broker.

I paid about $100/mth before transaction fees.

I'd make your offer independent of any possible transaction that occurred between the banks.

Sit down with a CPA, experienced with real estate transactions.

I know that my suggestions made their way into the boilerplate contracts used that seem to be specifically drafted for that transaction....that's another story.

And most real estate investors aren't able to come up with all of the cash quickly, particularly if more than one real estate transaction is in the works.