I bought a E-LSA, so I could learn to fly in my own plane.
Make sure you are mechanically inclined, if you do so, have good mentors also in the form of fellow Experimental builders and owners at yours or local airports, as well as a good AP for your inspections.
Otherwise, owning and learning to fly can be a lot on your plate at the same time, as the Service Bulletins just keep on coming from Van's, or at least they did for 2020.
62 and brand new to owing and operating any plane. Owning an experimental plane, working on it and maintaining it, and flying it, is a lifestyle.
I've found that the break even point, at least for me with a T hangar at $360/mo, and insurance at $1300, at least last year... is at least 100 hrs of Hobbs time, per year. YMMV. My opinion is if you have to ask how much it's going to cost, the ownership aspect and maintenance, it might be a very expensive or too expensive hobby for you. The $15 to $18 an hour for mogas, here in CA, is the least of the expenses.
I would suggest you solicit here, and what you have to work with, budget wise, for the airplane.
I'd avoid any that have spent much time near salt water or coastal areas, even if stored in a hangar. Salt air invades everything, and does bad things to electronic circuit boards, switches, connectors, you name it, not to mention corrosion on aluminum surfaces. A plane with 150 to 300 hours on it, would probably be ideal, and priced well, to move. That was my criteria, and it took over 18 months for me to find the right one. For me, I wanted a Skyview Classic or newer glass EFIS, with wheel pants and AP, 2020 ADS-B Out and In, because the airport I am at is under Mode C veil of LAX.
If you hang out here, long enough, something good will find you... going out, being in a rush and looking for it, in my experience, was not the best way, for me. You need to be ready to move quickly if a good deal finds you, make your decision and get the money changing hands, good deals do NOT last long around VAF, usually days, or less, if that.
Don't come asking here if something is a good deal, most everyone here is looking for something for nothing, someone else might grab it instead of you.
Randy