That sounds like a better plan.
Just be aware, your most likely going to have a difficult time recouping much or if any of the money you put into it in materials let alone any payback on the labor hrs you put into it.
RVs are a weird thing, folks look at the yr (age) of manufacture and the manufacturers model level (top of the line or basic build) and base their price they are willing to pay on that and tend to ignore how great of a rehab job has been done.
My first TT was a 1981 20ft TT, had to gut front half which had double bed, bunk over that and the upper kitchen cabinets to remove all the ratted wood.. Built new double bed that made into a couch, built new upper kitchen cabinets and new upper cabinets over the dinette. Paid $1800 for it, put $1800 in materials in rebuilding used it for 3 yrs, sold it for $1800 (and it was a long hard sell, took nearly a year at the price). Wasn't planning to sell, but family was growing and 20ft TT was a bit tight at times.
Granted, now days folks are attempting to squeeze the money of of everything with used prices but raw materials now days are even worse and I doubt that is going to get better in the next few yrs.
The second one we were going to have a custom frame built and titled but before we pulled the trigger we found a used TT in the length we wanted to make for $700, gave us frame, already built box, windows, appliances, tanks, one piece tub and surround (don't often see that) and so on..
Right now even finding a trailer builder to build just a one off of a trailer frame is pretty difficult to find in my area.. All the ones I was in contact with before are either out of business or have stopped building custom one offs..
As you are most likely aware of, building a trailer from scratch in PA and getting it titled is a real buzz kill pain in the behind..
