I hope I explained myself a little better.

There was a sheriff sale September of 2011, I started looking to buy another house last year and to my surprise, it does not matter when the house was foreclosed on, it mattered when the government paid back the lender (I think that is how it was explained to me anyway), so that date did not start until April of 2013. 

As it was explained to me, the system depends on gravity and if the rise to the shower is not sufficient, gravity does not have enough runway to get the job done.   

Does anyone know if we should be presenting ourselves as the Buyer/Tenant Buyer when pitching L/O's to Sellers or should we simply explain to them that we intend to find a TB for their property?

I doubt you'll get anyone to even HML (80/20 LTV) on a property that is selling its NOI that cheap unless it is explainable.

I'm actually in Joliet, but for reasons too weird to explain here, we're served by the Plainfield post office.

If you purchase a home on land contract from a seller you do not know, explain that you are an investor and like to have many options for your investments such as rent, lease to own or wrap an LC.

I explained my excitement to my wife and told her it was a "roadmap", blah, blah, blah.  

These will explain what you need to know and how to negotiate sensible terms with your seller. 

Usually they're very willing to help if you explain your situation.