First project buy - can someone help me with some advice and/or opinions?

There are some great deals in California & Oregon and as long as you get a running car its not that expensive to ship it to the east cost. I'm in Halifax and we're doing a fair bit of panel replacement on an H code 73 Duster. All depends on what you want and how much work you're willing to put into it. I know my next vehicle will be coming from the west coast!