Question 1

What would it cost to build this truck new?

Accepted Answer

A new step van plus a commercial kitchen build-out, hood, fire suppression, tanks, and a generator runs well into six figures before you serve a single plate, and the build takes months. This one is 2003 iron with a 2022 kitchen inside it, and it is $65,000 OBO. You are buying the build, not the birth year.

Question 2

How fast can I actually start making money?

Accepted Answer

The kitchen was built out in 2022 and the fire-suppression system is already installed, which is the piece that stalls most trucks in permitting. You are not waiting on a fabricator. You buy it, get your permits and inspection, and you are cooking.

Question 3

I do not have $65,000 in cash. Can I still buy it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and this is the part most sellers will not offer you. Owner financing means you put money down and pay the balance over time directly to the owner, with no bank underwriting your first food truck. Tell Edwin what you can put down and he will tell you the same day whether it works.

Question 4

Why is fire suppression such a big deal?

Accepted Answer

Because it is the single most expensive thing missing from most trucks at this price, it is the first thing an inspector looks for, and retrofitting one costs thousands plus downtime. This truck already has a professional system installed and ready for inspection.

Question 5

What exactly do I get for the money?

Accepted Answer

Chargrill, flat-top griddle, deep fryer, food warmer, microwave, refrigerator, stainless work table, exhaust hood and fan, triple compartment sink, hand sink, hot water heater, fresh and gray water tanks, grease trap, propane tank, 125-amp panel, LED lighting, air conditioning, dual concession windows, an exterior customer counter, and backup plus surveillance cameras.

Question 6

Two service windows and an outside counter, why does that matter?

Accepted Answer

Two windows means two lines, or one for orders and one for pickup. At a lunch rush or a festival that is the difference between serving forty people and serving eighty in the same hour. The exterior counter gives your customers somewhere to stand and eat, which keeps the line moving.

Question 7

Is the price negotiable?

Accepted Answer

Yes, $65,000 OBO. Bring a real number and you get a real answer the same day, not a week of silence. Cash talks, but so does a serious financing offer.

Question 8

What is the catch with a 2003?

Accepted Answer

There is no catch, there is a trade. The chassis is a 2003 Workhorse step van with 80,126 miles, automatic, anti-lock brakes. Step vans are built to run hundreds of thousands of miles in delivery service. You are paying 2003 money for the truck and getting a 2022 kitchen on top of it.

Question 9

Can I test everything before I hand over money?

Accepted Answer

You should. Come to Houston, Texas, fire the grill, run the fryer, start the generator, run the water, check the suppression system, and drive it. Nothing here is sold sight-unseen, and nothing is hidden.

Question 10

Is the paperwork clean?

Accepted Answer

Title and service records are in hand, no liens, signed over at the sale so you can register it and get to work. No chasing a seller for documents after the money moves.

Question 11

How many people are looking at this truck?

Accepted Answer

It is one truck, and turnkey trucks with fire suppression and owner financing do not sit long in Houston. There is no countdown clock on this page and no fake urgency, but when it sells it is gone, and the next one you find will not come with financing.

Question 12

I am nervous. I have never owned a food truck.

Accepted Answer

Then come look at it with someone who has, bring a mechanic, bring your cousin who cooks. Ask Edwin anything. The whole point of owner financing is that you do not have to bet your entire savings on your first truck.