Once you have an idea of what you can do, then define the area you want to be in and start shopping. 

If I had a sleeping bag, I would have slept on the floor or in the bed of my truck.

Hello, I am attending a 3 day work shop by fortune builders which is a company started by Than Merril.

Shop around a bit. 

Without knowing the size of the roof or more detailed scope, at first glance I'd say yes it seems very high and you should shop around.

The service tech went ahead and used his shop-vac vacuum to clear the line again.

However my w2 income in the mid 100 range i am unsure if i am shopping outside of my reach.I currently own a duplex in WLA with modest cash flow and about 450k in equity.  

This is another older book, I got it at a used book shop eight years ago.

Close and move in...typically 30-45 days later.Of course we can argue lots of things left out here....locking interest rate, checking and putting in place insurance, lots of different kinds of inspections you can do...general home, roof, foundation, radon, WDI, sewer pipes, and more, negotiating repairs, shopping lenders, and more.

I'm thinking Edmonton and shopping around for SF, duplex, triplex.