the first step should be A. Agree on a price. then B. Sales contract. Then C. Get title company to hold money down and do title search. now you can look into pre-buy inspection. Pick an A/P who has not worked on the plane before, but knows that type of plane for a good evaluation. After pre-buy...
Isn't that why we fly ?? LOL to avoid all the problems that come with driving! No but seriously if you're going to be flying to Colorado frequently, then I would consider the turbo. Flying Arizona to Texas not so demanding on a non turbocharged engine. Did the trip twice in a IO360 Mooney around...