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Dave Accetta wrote:

Have they fallen out of favor or is this the norm? If I could find one for
$75000 I'd be looking for a partner right now!

Start looking for a partner now anyway! A good partner is going to be
harder to find than a good plane. I started out thinking exactly along
your lines (except about a Mooney M20F) and 8 months later bought a
Comanche by myself. Now the thought of letting someone else fly MY
PRECIOUS PLANE is enough to get me through the days when I accidentally
look at the bank statements.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/