2012 Honda Pilot — cheap project has enough margin to fix and resell? — Phoenix / buyer question

PPI is scheduled. I'm not depositing until I see the 2012 Honda Pilot notes. If they only talk monthly I'm walking.

OP here. Still looking, but I'm waiting on inspection notes before I send money on the 2012 Honda Pilot. If they only talk monthly I'm walking.

Treat this like a math problem, not a vibe. Call your insurer in Phoenix before you fall in love with the 2012 Honda Pilot. If they balk, that's your answer. Learned this the expensive way on a previous car. If this is nothing, great. I want that in data.

Insurance and tax belong in the comparison, not as a surprise. Call your insurer in Phoenix before you fall in love with the 2012 Honda Pilot. I'd rather lose the car than buy a foggy deal. On “cheap project has enough margin to fix,” that was the fork that mattered for me. Had a similar mess a couple years ago and that's what finally sorted it. This is the filter I use when the thread starts repeating itself. Wrote this up on my lunch break.

Get the messy numbers in writing first. Call your insurer in Phoenix before you fall in love with the 2012 Honda Pilot. If they balk, that's your answer. On “cheap project has enough margin to fix,” that was the fork that mattered for me. Learned this the expensive way on a previous car. Climate here is different, so treat that as a local data point. I asked for the buyer’s order in email, not a text.