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.

Doing this will give you your budget that you are cool shopping with.

I shop for my appliances at discounted stores, or wholesale warehouses.  

We have an incredible view of Mt Rainier, open fields in front of us, a couple of k-12 schools immediately next door, and living so close to a college campus means there's always a nice place to walk and decent cafe's/coffee shops. 

Could we do a gift letter to the LLC?  

To keep cost down, shop shop shop around.