How to live to old age in the Mopar hobby

I should have named this thread " How to spend many decades in the Mopar hobby and not go totally broke. Or kill yourself due to frustration?

My rule #5. If you buy a car someone has worked on, as in NOT paid a knowledable mechanic to do such work, BE sure the owner has a clue as to what he is doing. Have toever seen someone lose every factory engine bolt and replace with hardware grade 3 ??? Just an example
So many people will tell you, "You can buy a done car cheaper than blah blah blah. YEA Right. Usually that is so when the owner paid a stupid price for a project that is a total basketcase, then he gets screwed paying people for work, mechanicals, body/paint etc. Then the car is for sale and the owner figures out no one will pay for all his spendatures and blunders.
So if I buy a project that someone else worked on I want to know what he did, how he did it and what he used, and try to determine if the guy has a clue.
I have bought some very nice cars that the owner did great wok on, even an amateur body thing. Then I have bought some that a 6 year old would know better!! lol
Happy motoring!