3rd Party inspections. Sellers invovlement?

[HiTechRVer]

Hi I have Virgin Buyers interested in my 2011 Freedom Elite c21. They of course want 3rd Party inspection which I am more than willing to do.

I feel though they maybe asking me to go above and beyond. Here is what they want me to do:

• Drive RV 40-45 mins away to RV store front that does repairs if needed so any repairs needed can be done on the spot, if they decide to buy??
• They want to be trained how to use the RV by RV dealer on all the proper use of RVing I am Assuming before buying
• They want me to spend the day at dealership waiting for all of this to take happen without any money exchanging hand.

Supposedly I am to trust they are serious buyers and that they will pay for inspection and training without buying.

Here is what I would prefer to do and feel is proper way:

• Have 3rd RV repair guy come to RV and give estimate of all that needs to be repaired
• The buyer sets this up and pays guy to do this.
• The buyer decides based on inspection weather they will still buy and have repairs done
• If The buyer decides to purchase, they can then drive to big name RV repair place/store like camping world to have all repairs done and be trained how to use RV, after money and title is exchanged.

Is this the proper way to handle? It seems to me I am taking a huge chance to 1st way versus 2nd way. It would require a huge chunk of my time and also I could be easily saddled with a huge bill just for inspection. If do not decide to buy. I feel I may being taken advantage of, and my RV is being used as a training ground on learning basic of RVing without any money exchanging hands.

How do you guys handle virgin buyers and 3rd party inspections?

Thanks

[Horizon170]

Unless you are in a bind to sell, I would forget them OR tell them this:
1. You are welcome to have someone come here and look at it and test drive.
2. Here is what I'm asking for it. State the asking price
3. I will be happy to give you camping lessons at the rate of $50.00/hour.
4. I will hold it for you for $500.00 for one week and no refund on the $500.00 if you decide not to buy.
5. The Vehicle condition is AS IS.
The newbies obviously want a new condition RV for a used price.

[jeff92804]

Interesting scam potential there. Struggling RV shop look on the internet for RV's for sale. Then poses as buyer and insists the owner takes RV to the shop of their choosing for an inspection on owners dime. Gain? Shop now has earned money on an inspection for a buyer that never meant to buy. Also they have leverage to talk you into potentially unnecessary repairs. Once you quit paying the shop, you never hear from buyers again.

Not saying this is the case, but there is the potential for a lucrative scam. And you would never flag the shop for this because the offending party has no tie to the shop.

I am with those who said offer to do it for a price. $500 sounds fair. If they buy it will be applied to the purchase price, if not you keep it. But they should also pay for the cost of the inspection themselves. The $500 would be for your gas and time.

[B_O__Plenty]

Do you think if they bring it to a shop for an inspection that nothing will be found that needs attention? They always find something to justify their fee. If they want it, it's as is period. They can bring anybody they want to look at it where you have it parked...If it's a nice clean unit that's fairly priced you won't have to deal with these idiots that want everything for free. If they don't like your terms run these stiffs off and wait for a real buyer..

B.O.

[dicknellen]

Have the buyers seen your RV in person? If not I think it might be a scam.
How much could be wrong with a 2011 Class C. Dick

[Old-Biscuit]

I have my 5vr for sale thru RVT.com

Here is a warning from them every time I get a 'lead'

WARNING! PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

Before you respond to this interested buyer, be aware that classified ads are a potential target for scammers.

Typical warning signs:

1) Buyer is from overseas
2) Buyer offers more money than the asking price, expects you to return or forward the balance
3) Buyer claims they are purchasing this vehicle for a client
4) Buyer insists on a vehicle inspection at your cost, through a service of their choosing

RED FLAG!


3rd party inspection......SURE!
Call me, arrange time to view
BRING YOUR guy with you.

[bigdogger]

I would be doing a little pre-investigating and seeing if there was a mobile inspector nearby. If not, I would be contacting the shop they want to do the inspection and finding out what they charge. If it isn't very much, I would consider offering to pay for the inspection myself. That would give you a little more control over the situation. I would then tell the buyer that after the inspection if you agree to pay for any repairs you will chose the repair facility. It's just letting the fox into the hen house to give someone the control to have an inspection performed by the repair shop and telling that shop a third party is sitting there ready to pay for anything they come up with. That's why home inspectors are paid for the inspection and not often hired to do the repairs. It keeps honest people honest. (BTW, what a great scam. Have a shill buyer bring sellers and their rigs into your repair shop for inspection and repairs. After the repairs are made, the buyer turns rabbit and runs from the deal. Bingo! the shop has just created a new customer out of thin air. Then the shill goes out and finds another mark. Shady repair facility, you can thank me via PM anytime, my advice is always free)

[DutchmenSport]

You are the seller. If they want all this inspection stuff done, it should be on their dime and time, not yours! Let them come to you, or tell them to go take a hike! And if they want to learn to drive an RV, let it be after they give you money and you give them the title.

Don't get taken. This doesn't sound right at all. Tell them to go take a hike!

[maillemaker]

Yeah I agree they are asking too much.

A 3rd party inspection is understandable. But a 1.5 hour drive is, say, a 50 mile trip. At 10 miles to the gallon, that's 5 gallons of gas. At $3.50 a gallon, that's about $20 in gas. Plus they are wanting you to sit around while the inspection is happening. If we are talking about $40K for a sale then maybe I could see doing it. If we are talking $10K for a sale than maybe not. They can also pay someone to come to the RV and do the inspection.

I don't think there is much to be gained in bringing the RV to a repair shop in the hopes that it can be fixed "on the spot" as that is never going to happen. They won't have someone available to fix it and they won't have parts on hand.

If they want to learn about how to use the RV then after the sale I would be happy to teach them all I knew about the RV. If they want an RV dealer to teach them that stuff then they can go do that on their own time.

[Dog_Folks]

Roman Duck wrote:

Bobbo wrote:
I'm with you on this one. They are asking WAY too much.

X2, money talks and all others take a hike, take a 500.00 non-refundable deposit and acomadate them, otherwise someone else will buy it

My thoughts exactly.

[HiTechRVer]

Roman Duck wrote:

Bobbo wrote:
I'm with you on this one. They are asking WAY too much.

X2, money talks and all others take a hike, take a 500.00 non-refundable deposit and acomadate them, otherwise someone else will buy it

Good Idea! I will throw that option in there for them. 😄

[Roman_Duck]

Bobbo wrote:
I'm with you on this one. They are asking WAY too much.

X2, money talks and all others take a hike, take a 500.00 non-refundable deposit and acomadate them, otherwise someone else will buy it

[Trackrig]

I might see driving the MH to the dealer for the inspection - maybe they can't find a dealer that will send someone to your place. 45 minutes isn't that far away. But after that, they pay for it and it's all theirs. It would be very rare for the RV shop to have a service opening just sitting there for them at that moment and all of the work could be done right then. What if parts have to be ordered or if it will take more than a couple of hours to fix something?

The MH inspection is just like a house inspection. Unless it's something that doesn't meet code or legally needs to be fixed, the seller is under no obligation to fix it. The buyers are buying it as is, where is, though anything found can certainly be negotiated. Some buyers, especially first time buyers, think the seller is obligated to fix anything noted on the inspection report. Your (potential) buyers may need a little gentle education.

Bill

[HiTechRVer]

donn0128 wrote:
Think of the sale in terms of a home sale. It is the buyers responsability to get the inspections done not yours. Tell them to hire a mobile tech to come to where thr rv is parked for an inspection. Once money is changed hands and they have ownership it is up to them to get the training on how it works. Personally i would have no qualms going thru the rv with them and giving them a few hours of training after the sale is completed.

Thank you for reassurance. I actually already have spent several hours going thru a lot with them , but it has been over a year since I used it and took me a while to remember some things. Needless to say they were less than confident in what I was showing them. :S

Also they know nothing, and it will take a lot more than what I showed them for them to fully understand all the ins and out. I do intend to give them links all my trusted resource and video tuts I spent 100s of hours studying and used to gain confidence as a Solo Female RV traveler, but I feel any more time spent should be after they purchase.

I will approach this as you have suggested. Thanks

[loulou57]

I agree, they are being a little greedy.

If they want the RV inspected then they either bring someone or ask you if you would go with them to a local place. You need to be there to supervise your RV.
They pay for inspection, but you need to see, have a copy on needed repairs. You may not agree.
If they want to pay to have someone tell them what you would do for free...let them. Some salesmen have no idea what they are talking about.
If they don't like your deal then they are not serious.