Transparency
When you advertise for sale, please be absolutely transparent in your listing or demand same of the broker. I won't contemplate spending time and money to visit a boat out of my area unless the listing smells of integrity.
I purchased our current boat in upstate New York, in January. After the professional broker connected me with the honest owner, I felt comfort in digging deeper. I flew in from Washington to make a deal (it was over -20 degrees on the way to the survey).
I have been looking at a listing on a boat in my area. It has more than average engine hours, but it is not excessive considering the brands involved and mission of the boat. It's interesting that the boat is priced right, shows well, yet it's still for sale. The broker recently removed the engine hours from an otherwise thorough yachtworld spec sheet. I don't know who decided that less information was good, but that was enough for me to spit the hook.
Good luck with your decision.
Jeff