Thank you everyone for your feedback! You all have been so much help, and I showed all of your comments to my brother and he's actually found an incredible deal: We have a friend in Galveston who used to rebuild and resale sailboats for a part-time hobby. He did this for almost ten years before he married and conceived three children; thus, his hobby came to an end, and he's been left with two boats sitting in his garage: An old Force 5 and a Laser. Originally, he wanted $1500 for both the boats, but since he's a close friend of ours, he was willing to drop the price to just $1000...for TWO BOATS! Zander told me he's not very interested in keeping both of them, so he and I both agreed to keep the Force 5 (as it is in better condition), and restore the abused Laser and donating it to our Sea Scout ship.
@Will Gilmore , I actually always wanted to get my hands on one of those, and if I ever get the time and money, then I definitely will do so!