Banks selling you a note?

[Daniel Mohnkern]

I just got an strange idea.  Is it possible to buy notes directly from regional banks?  And, do they generally sell notes at a discount?  My thought was, wouldn't it be interesting to get a loan from a bank as an investor in RE and then later buying that note as an investor in notes?  Is that even possible?  I could see it making sense if they were selling the notes at a discount.  Then, you could effectively get a discount on the real estate and pay no interest (to yourself).  Is that too far fetched?