I agree, go see it.  What might be no big deal to somebody else, could be a deal breaker for you.

Hop a plane, you can make the round trip in one day.  Go look at it and be home to sleep in your own bed.

It's better to spend  a couple of hundred bucks on travel to go look, than spend thousands on a bad decision.

As far as the transaction.  I would suggest a $100 or $200 to hold the trailer. The rest of the money should be handed over when the trailer  (and title) are handed over to you.  If you have any concerns, do the transaction at a branch of your bank, find a title company or attorney you are comfortable with and do the deal in their office with their help. From your stand point, Make sure you are getting a valid title for the trailer.  If a dealer is involve. They usually are icensed & bonded. So if they screw up, you can go after the bonding service.

Where at in Texas???  If it is around Dallas/Ft.Worth or close I can check it out for you if you can not get down here to look.  Is it dealer or indiviual that has it?  If it is a dealer (a well known dealer) you can trust them, but there is a few around that I would not take their word for anything they have to say.

FYI, if it is close to me and you would like for me to look it over and maybe send some better pictures my charge is FREE!

Can't beat an offer like that!

I always want to see faxed (or emailed) copy of the front and back of the title. I want to make sure that they have the title, it's in the name of whoever I'm doing business with, and that any leins are released and signed off. It's less of an issue if a dealer has it, but I still like to see it.