If they won't, use the mortgage calculator to dial up and down the price & interest rate to determine how much the price or interest rate would have to change for them to be a workable deal for you.  

With that, the layout / flow looks workable as is so at least in our market, we would not be tearing walls down.With that, think about swapping the DR and LR so the DR which flows better, move the door from the garage so it opens into the kitchen which gives you a straight wall in the new LR, shorted the wall where the HW heater is (I think that is what is in the area between the current kitchen and LR) or possibly move it entirely (not sure if you are on a slab and can move water lines) and look at moving the fire place to the new LR area. 

You can buy 2% rule, 1.5% is workable too.

Is it still a workable market for the average investor?

If I was investing in ON (Even Toronto) I'd make sure my mortgage payment was workable for rents today and for the future assuming rents dropped for some reason.

Whelton and the other researchers concluded that users should flush out pipes before using them, because they are not cleaned sufficiently before they’re used by consumers.Moving toward workable solutionsTasha Stoiber, a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, comments on the potential for ongoing risks after the pipes are flushed and long-term exposure to PEX pipes.

I'm trying to find workable deals in my analyses, so I definitely would like to fine tune them if you have any specific tips on what I should look for to improve my analysis skill.Thanks for your time,AJ Smith

Moving ceiling fans isn't a great way to keep them in workable shape.

If anyone local to the area thinks this can be workable, I am willing to work together partner up.

This is precisely where I am at in Dayton.I need to get to Dayton Soon to facilitate the claim on my recent fire loss so that would be a good time to meet the good people at the VA.I don't have sufficient resources to make a new non profit venture workable yet but that is an idea I am exploring.