How I sold my RV and made an additional ten thousand dollars This is not exactly a way to post because I am not an expert in the purchase or sale of recreational vehicles. Since it is my belief that many of those who own RVs are not experts or I think you will find my experience to be interesting and perhaps useful.
The RV that met our needs in August 2003 are no longer provided the excitement or the comfort we want. The Rialta is a 22-foot RV to see the great country but do not stay too long anywhere. Flexibility and Economy describe Rialta, but unfortunately we had no room for the grandchildren and even our dog made us feel a little tight. So while the decision to sell was made during a period of several months, it was time for a change.
We initially excluded from trade in the event that the concessionaire would provide us with a wholesale price and we needed to know more about the unit wholesale. While the RV dealers could probably play with numbers, so it is difficult to say what we paid, somehow I knew that we would lose about ten thousand dollars and not in a good negotiating position new to the RV.
I then turned the unit is ready for sale. My goal was twofold. I wanted every system on the RV to be in running order and I wanted to look at the RV close to new as possible. As I had chosen to sell myself I also needed to obtain an advantage of sweat equity. to test all the systems I've done things such as running the generator, oven, refrigerator on LP, hot water, lights, bilge pump, water faucets, outdoor shower, TV connection, exterior lights and anything else that I could find.
When transporting the unit over to my house, I checked the air pressure in tires. Once at home I washed and waxed the unit, including the wheels. There was a bit of rust showing on the rear wiper and I removed it and sanded the rust and then spray painted it. inside the unit, I shampoo the carpets, dusted, polished, use care leather on seats and generally cleaning it the best of my ability. Now, all that may sound like nothing more than common sense I invite you to spend several days carrying out this task. Whenever I went into the RV there would be something I missed last time. This is essential for a good price. Looks sell.
During this process, I contacted the lienholder to determine the appropriate procedure to make a final payment and obtaining the title. I also stopped by the office of motor vehicle to see what I do with the tag. Of course, it is also important to check the price range that I Rialta on the Internet. What I found is that the value Rialta is generally a bit better than the traditional sources (NADA and Kelley) would have you believe.
Once the RV has been prepared I took pictures, lots of pictures. I finally had about 50 photographs of the interior and exterior of the unit for interested parties to view. One of the photos I took was the mileage and hours, the other on the generator. This has eliminated any chance of being accused of faking. So I had a 2004 Rialta with 79 thousand miles and an asking price $ 32.900.
I posted pictures on my website and used Shutterfly to store 30 or not. My first effort was to place an ad on Craig list. This service is free and there are good chances of getting a local buyer. I also posted on a Web site free, Motorhome Classifieds, com. After being contacted by an interested party I'd sure they had the address of the website with pictures and send photos via Shutterfly remaining.
Although I received applications from these two sources, it became clear that the mileage has been a problem so I put an ad with RV Trader Online, and also noted the unit came with one year warranty under the Good Post Sat
Posted on April 16, 2010.