What are the Pitfalls and Hassles of trying to sell your RV yourself?

Are you really prepared to try to sell your RV yourself?

Is it priced right?

Price your RV too high and it won't sell. Price it too low and you are leaving money on the table. It can take hours of research to find the perfect price--and you still may not have it right.

Advertising Expenses

The cost of newspaper & online classifieds can run into the hundreds of dollars in no time. And you still don't know if you will find a qualified buyer.

Waiting for the phone call

Waiting is the name of the game when you run an ad. You wait for the phone to (hopefully) ring. You set an appointment and wait for the prospect to show up. Too many Saturday afternoons are spent waiting for a "no show."

Strangers at your door!!!

In today's world, personal security is a constant issue. Are you prepared to have total strangers coming to your home to look at your RV?

Tire Kickers?

More than two-thirds of people out looking at RVs are doing just that--looking. They may not even be able to qualify for financing. You can't blame them for looking, but does it need to be at your expense?

Keep paying storage fees and insurance

You know how much it is costing you to keep your RV in storage! When you are selling it yourself, the longer it takes, the more money goes for storage rather than into your own pocket.

Take a trade or lose the sale

Often an RV buyer is moving up to a bigger unit…or sometimes even downsizing. Regardless, they have a trade in. If you can't take the trade in, you lose the sale. Hmmm.

Paperwork, Paperwork

Do you want the paperwork hassle? Is the sales agreement written so it protects you? What about the title transfer? If the paperwork is not done right it could cost you a bundle.

Bad checks and more

Finding a qualified buyer isn't easy. It takes a determined buyer to push through bank financing. You take your RV off the market to wait for approval--then it is declined. Worse, you think you find a cash buyer ready to write a check and drive your RV home that day. Are you sure the check will clear the bank?

Liability

So you finally find a qualified buyer. The transaction is done. Hallelujah! And then you get a phone call from the buyer that the RV broke down, and he thinks YOU didn't disclose a problem. Are you ready for seller liability?

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