You mention fraud, but never actually describe who is the victim or how.

Sometimes it’s surrendering the ability to get your money back at all… see this thread on Norada Capitalhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/960/topics/1196567-nora...Unrelated to any investment I have made or even real estate, I have watched both my parents fall victim to clever marketing scams where they lost a combined 6 figure sums - both from in person marketed investments… so not something like a phone scam… but was a private placement “opportunity” not unlike how a syndications are offered, where management siphoned off investor money and used it for their own purposes.   

My desire would be to tender a contract to purchase the property, pay off their loan while ensuring the owner receives fair compensation and I receive the house.

We would bring in compensation to make it worth it too him and he seems to be open to the idea as long as we can figure out a way to do it without too much penalty on his side.

Thereby the seller doesn’t end up taking the property off the market for t0 days, and gets “compensated” $100 when the borrower exercises his option to withdraw from the deal. 

The more time you invest in something the more incentivized you are to actually sign on the dotted line, because you think to yourself "well i put in this much time so far, might as well finish it up".The issue with this scam/con sales process is that the guys on the phone are aiding and abetting the victim on the phone to do something which is not in their best interest.

Plus as you said when she graduates in just several months she will likely get much better paying employment.So, while this is a horror story for the victims, hopefully it doesn't become a horror story for the landlord.

The walkthrough can play a critical role in determining compensation.

But, they will owe you that money whether regardless if whether they buy a property or not.It is when you tie your compensation to the actual closing of a real estate transaction, whether flat fee or percentage based, that would create trouble for you regarding licensure.

But we'd also like to be compensated for this cost especially since we are offering our residents a service.