I would be all over that Portage just based on reputation. I don't have any touring experience. I'm pretty bad to research a thing to death before jumping and I have heard lots of good on that bike.
$200 don't seem like much these days. Am I crazy but have bike prices on Facebook went way up in just the last 2 years? It seems like the ripple started with new bikes and has really stirred up the used market, at least to me.