There are lenders you can work with or your partner can bring to do a larger deal so there is more to split so both parties win.

Slow and steady wins the race.

I am trying to win a bid on hubzu!!! 

To paraphrase a famous quote, “It isn't so much that some people are ignorant.

Worst case, offer to buy at steps from winning buyer?

hey Account Closed, i had the same idea once i saw deals were not easy. then again, nothing good is easy. my advice to you is don't go it alone, but try to minimize yourself getting cheated... next piece of advice is this: don't buy just a condo yourself, and then expect to buy investment property. your next property, if it's within 2 years, will be considered an investment property, and you will have to put down 20-25%, otherwise wait 2 years. i don't know your situation and life story, but also, it would be much easier to find lenders going from a 2 family to 1 family, than a 1 family to 2 family. as for stocks, i'm into the long game, so Vanguard ETFs, indexes are the way i go. warren buffett has a bet going on with a hedge fund manager; 1 million dollars to the charity of choice if the s&p 500 outperform the top 3 hedge funds of anyone's choosing over 10 years. someone took him on that bet but warren buffett is winning. 

I would also advise to read Jack Canfield, 7 Habits of Highly Effective people, The Happiness project, Richest Man in Babylon, How to win friends and influence people, think and grow rich, the greatest salesman in the world.

Find a problem, then offer a solution to the problem...if you need them to carry paper and they need all cash, it is not a win win, and move on to the next deal.  

You will have to wait for it to get listed and then try to win the contract on the property.  

Slow and steady wins the race.