My two business partners were having the same trouble you are, and I kept pushing them to keep looking.

Want to partner up with real estate agents who can help me find good investment properties.

My partner and I recently landed 10 town homes under contract, all 1000 sqft, 2BR, 1.5 bath. 

Are you trying to ask how to finance a flip, or how to work as partners?

I am just unsure if my business partner and I would be able to work out a fee paid to us by the investment company - or if we would need a commercial broker involved?

Find  a partner who has a wheelbarrow full of capital that you can plow into a deal  and show their funds as your ability to close ( assuming they are good with it.... ) Good luck .

Fund that flip, patch of land, lima one, finance of america capital, lending one, are examples of hard money.Private money comes from a person you have a relationship with that lends their own money.Some ways to creatively finance a flip: Partner with an experienced flipper on your first deal.

In a sense, you'll be business partners with him for the duration of the loan.

When you are investing with a partner, I like the idea of using an LLC (because the default in that situation is a "general partnership" which has massive liability issues). 

I'm finding a lot of people interested in holding private mortgages and even more people interested in becoming equity partners on some discount note deals.