2000 Tioga 29Z Ford E450

I said I would post after the inspection so here it is: The owners live in the country on 75 acres that they rent out. I have never seen so much junk in the yard: old bicycles, pieces of farm machinery, out board motor parts, old oil furnaces, parts for lawnmowers, empty 5 gallon buckets, toys and more. Real hoarders. I wish I would have videod the trip! The MH has seen better days. Tires were old and cracked. Step was cracked. Cab paint was faded so much I don't know if it would buff out. Striping was spider cracked and instead of dark blue it was barely blue. Plastic trim for the rear cap was broken in 3 laces. No rear ladder. Crank out windows would not open.Shower was horrible. Filthy and the bottom trim was half missing. Carpeted ceiling was full of red marks. Must be where they killed mosquitoes. I could not see any signs of roof leaks. It started up right away and sounded healthy. I saw the invoice for the Ford Reman motor. Parts were around $5500. Apparently someone else was using the unit and coolant got into the oil. They kept driving. I suspect it was being used as a rental. It might have been a rental from day one. The upholstery was really in good shape. Some owners who rent multiple units take out the factory upholstery and use vinyl cushions. Then when it is sold the OEM stuff is reinstalled. Tiogas come in various trim evels. This one had no TV. No power windows or locks. No wood cup holder nor fake wood on the dash. It really smelt bad inside. Could be mold or maybe mice! I stopped looking at this point. Could I spend some $$ and make it nice. Probably but I really wasn't looking for a big project. I was thinking of offering $5000. It has been for sale for at least 2 years. Started at $20,000. Was now $16,500 but will look at offers. I figured the inside could be detailed for about $600. Ceiling could be cleaned and dyed. Maybe another $300. I could fix the shower. Maybe $100 for parts. Step another $150.00 I can have it painted in Mexico for about $5000. Add in another $2000 for tires and maybe $2000 for misc. So for well under $20,000 it could be like new. Of course I was not allowing for any brake and suspension repairs and I do not know If the tranny is ok. I passed on this one. Will keep my eyes open for something nicer. Maybe a Born Free, Bigfoot or Lazy Daze.

Moisheh