wow. i'd be REAL careful if I was looking for a bird. The owner might want to be prepared for letting it considerably lower than $8500. The paint job itself would run in the vicinity of $8000. One good thing is that it's in a dry climate. Also, the interior seems really rough. I noticed a fuse missing and a big crack in the plastic. The crack isn't a deal breaker by any mean, but man.... it looks rough.
1727 hours since overhaul. not ideal breaker unto itself, but that has to be taken into account.
Project planes always... always... turn into a money pit.