Also, the tenant wanting to become the owner, usually does not object to paying for the lot rent and the repairs and utilities.

Remember the main objective of wholesaling, finding a good deal that other investors will drool over and want it!

Then tell them you know others that may give them an agreed price and buy it, would you object to someone I know buying the property? 

You are emotionally trying to make a claim to validate your objective where logically, it doesn't make sense.

I have my main contractor working at trying to get other properties rent-ready so I've been behind on this one a bit.I did take my regular digital camera today ... and the battery was dead. 

You'll get a lot of attention provided the purchase price you are offering is within acceptable paramaters of our fair market value.Trust me on this...we know what it's worth more than you or your agent does 99% of the time so, lowballing us or pointing out deficiencies to try to justify your offer (Deficiencies we are well aware of) won't always accomplish your objective.

I was told that two nearby properties - not as nice location wise, nevertheless only three blocks away, are including free high speed internet and "premium" cable TV with HBO, ESPN, NFL RED ZONE etc etc etc...after some inquiries I came to find out both of these are four plexes and the owner lives in one of the units, rented additional digital cable boxes under his  own name but wired coaxial cables to each unit, and shared his WIFI password with his tenants. 

If they'd have an interest in participating on a project at or near double-digit returns, that you'd be happy to discuss it with them to see if they'd be a good fit for your program.

if you feel comfortable with 9 months in your assessment since it's your first time doing this, and need extra time, leave it in there.you'll be rewarded more $$$ when you finish earlier then 9 months. since j scott didn't plug his rehab cost book, i will,lol....http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbooki got the real/digital copies, and you should to if your serious about this. since getting the rehab cost book by j scott, i now used it more often then my old personal estimates since i've moved away for doing work myself, and never calculate any labor cost. solid gold.

Also, any recommendations to tailor the plan to make it 'easier' while still hitting my objective of $160k cash flow in 10 years?