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Has the trailer been stored in a garage or outside?

If outside, was it stored under a cover?

The "To-do" items that I mentioned can all be done by a moderately skilled do-it-yourselfer. Instructions for most of it can be found on this website.

If you take it to a trailer repair shop (not even an RV place) the labor should not exceed $300 because the tires, brakes, lift kit can all be done at the same time and they all interrelate as one job. That shouldn't take a professional more than 3 hours. A DIY could probably do it in 5-hours including a 1 hour lunch break and 2 hours of reading this board before hand.

Don't be intimidated by the the TM. Once you've had it for awhile, you'll realize how easy it is to work on and how few issues they really have.

Used TMs that are well cared for hold their resale value very well and are in high demand.