NEED HELP WITH POTENTIAL DEAL

[Marquita Lucas]

Good Afternoon all,
I received a call from a homeowner that is scheduled for auction with his home next week. I wanted to know what methods are there other than bankruptcy to stop a home from going to auction. He currently has the property listed with a realtor and I'm thinking what I can do is wholesale the deal since the realtor is working on a shortsale with the property already. Is this the road I should take with this property? I'm waiting to find out what the actual pay off is on the property though first to know where I can submit my offer but my concern is delaying the auction of the property.