And even if you have one, wouldn't you want more transparency with who the borrower is, their track record, property LTV, title and whether they fulfilled certain milestones before making another draw of capital?

That might motivate them to fulfill a binding contract to sell to you.I can't imagine signing a purchase contract (esp if it was for a primary residence) in which the seller could simply cancel for a better offer. 

If you have fulfilled your side of the agreement, he can't evict you.

REI fulfills that desire, and you are right there is not a lot of Warren Buffet about it-but I don't have his budget.

Each month when that interest payment hits their account they see that I am fulfilling my end of the deal...and they are getting a return on their money even before the profit payout. 

I also make a pretty nice living with my W-2 job, but dont feel fulfilled working for shareholders and ungrateful clients. 

Motivated sellers don't care about your background, your finances, your gender, race, religion, sexuality, or anything else of a personal nature.

They are probably holding out until the closing date to either fulfill the agreement or back out. 

I then use as I see fit.This isn't legal advice, but the only downside I see from this is if they ever leave early and try to sue for getting rent back because you as the landlord didn't fulfill your end of the lease terms for some reason.

I just got one under contract in a city where the new amazon fulfillment center is coming and looking to sell it.