Yeah, I think this one here is pretty much exactly what I'm looking for. It's the right age, low STOH, disk shocks newly replaced, factory TKS FIKI, and right in my price range. I'm based in Seattle, so FIKI is important for me.
I'm leaning towards naturally aspirated. I had thought for a while about a 231, but much of my flying is going to be with passengers, and they are not interested in wrangling O2. With most of my time spent below fl120, the naturally-aspirated R seems like a better choice than the K. A little more up-front cost with lower per-mile costs and slightly better performance for the specific mission.
Unfortunately, I'm stuck treading water for the moment. I need to sell my condo in VT before I buy the plane. Well, I don't need to, but I should. Fiscal responsibility and all that. But my renters got blindsided by this pandemic as much as the rest of us did, so they changed their plans and didn't move out as they had originally planned. And I'm sure not going to kick them out right now because I refuse to be that person. They still pay rent, so while I'm frustrated with the whole thing, I'm one of the lucky ones.
That said, I really do not want to put this off til next year, so I'm thinking about just taking the risk and financing some of the purchase price. So I figured I'd start poking around for a CFI while I'm figuring out the rest of it, and here we are.
Thanks for that link! Nice to get a trusted name. I'll get in touch with Jimmy as soon as I've made my financial decisions.