Two tips for you:-
- Don't trust anybody,especially maintenance outfits,many are worse than the proverbial used car salesman!
- Don't enter into ANY lend/lease agreements or arrangements with ANY flying school nomatter how well you think you know/trust them.It results in a very tired,shabby looking aircraft with extemely high hours and a very low bank account!
Anyway enough pessimism,ditch the Pa-28/spamcan idea and look into PFA Types,many modern designs can offer better performance for a much reduced cost ,good luck!