I'd ask a lot of questions about the condition. what maintainence, and when it was done. Ask for a pic of the title and the frame VIN. Check shipping with forwardair.com, it may be cheaper.

Look at the bike: start at the front wheel working your way to the back while pondering questions. Go slow and you'll find you will have a bunch by the time you are done!

It "looks" like a stunt bike to me.

 

I bought mine on eBay last October. '98 w/ 6700 miles for $4000.

My tips:
1) Be patient. A lot of good 'Hawks are out there for around $4k.

2) 18,000 plus miles...I'd look for one w/ 10k or less.

3) Polished...could be a poser...or it could have some hardcore miles on it. Ideally I'd try to find a stock bike being sold by a guy about my age (no, mine's NOT for sale).
Disclaimer: Some guys my age will ride the hell out of these bikes & take them to track days, out on the backroads, in the mountains & canyons. (Woohoo!) Thus finding a stock bike w/ the original fenders & all is your best bet.

4) L@@K! AWESOME - this always gets my sceptic radar system up & running.

5) I'd establish a distance you're willing to go to look at/ pick up the bike. I wanted a place I could get to in 8 hours or less. (see #1 above)

6) Cam Chain Tensioner (CCT) failure can be a problem on these bikes; Honda design flaw. See threads in this Forum.

7) Cooling system leakage. There's a "weep hole" on the right front of the engine. They went to a hose to replace the weep hole in later years. Look for excessive coolant (usually green) weeping out. My '98 has some, but it's minimal & I understand this often goes away with age. Other times it gets worse.