"The prior owner stripped it down to the essentials "(methhead?) . Deffinitly a different idea of what is essential. I sure hope you got a great deal. Yes you can run micro off inverter. Sportsmobiles do it all the time. Low wattage micro with big battery bank and engine running. I would get a generator capable of running everything. Camping World has a 4000 watt with remote battery start for $600. My bro inlaw has the same without remote and it works great. You will need to have someone build a mount at the bumper. Maybe the Alluminess company sells them. Merry Merry.