[olddog]

Just because someone spent X dollars building a car, it does not necessarily mean the car is worth X dollars.

For instance, I could spend $50K modifying a roller to put a new Powerstroke diesel in it. I expect this would ruin the value for most people, and it would be costly to change it back to accept a typical engine. It wouldn't be worth much, even though a $100K was invested.

Maybe that was a ridiculous example to make a point, but you need to understand what that 100K was spent on, and make sure you personally value each item as much as the owner did. For resale later you should question how the market would value those items, regardless of your opinion.

It always bothers me when someone spends a fortune building something and then sells it with only a couple hundred mile on it. Short of a tragic story, I question the motivation, especially when you build a half million dollar house in a ghetto. Not saying a SPF is a equivalent to a bad neighborhood, but this is extremely high end for a SPF.