Say this credit/gift card etc would be compensation for the impact of the repair in total. 

which ever portfolio is the easiest to run while sitting on the beach in Costa Rica.

by "investor Friendly" i assume you mean.. cheapif thats the case I would not recommend finishing touches but I would follow up with @Ryan Blake suggestion and use him as a base line but dont waste his time.. if you dont use his services Id send him a 50$ gift card with a thank you letter so you dont burn that bridge

So generally you can use funds from 401k, other retirement type accounts as that will be seasoned and you can show where it came fromIf this is primary you may be able to have funds gifted to you.

This is the easiest way to generate long term wealth.

As for snow removal, the easiest/best option is to have someone else do it.

My husband & I live in central IL & house was gifted to us about 2 yrs ago.

Now this year it's definitely going to happen and the original plan was to use most of our wedding gifts to cover the cost.Goal/Bird #2: Been super motivated and pumped up this past year to make my first investment and feeing confident in the knowledge/info I've gained over the past several years.

@Keith Eledui I’ve found that financing is easiest with small banks.

Each and every day we get is a gift.