Great Question!!

I just wish I had an answer!!

I'm slowly but surely getting it into my thick head that it's better to find a high condition gun and spend a little extra upfront, than it is to spend good money on a project gun and then possibly sink more money into it than the gun is worth.

The only way it makes sinse is if you can do the majority of work yourself and go into it knowing that you'll probably lose money on it if you decide to sell it down the road.