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Re: Purchasing a MH using an escrow service & insurance ques
Thanks for warnings and advice. I contacted the body shop and they sent several pics of the damage and repairs being made. I contacted the retired sales manager, (he was well known in the industry) that sold him the coach. I spoke to him for over an hour. I did a vin check. I checked out who the seller was. I googled the owner's name and address and it checked out. Google map shows the coach parked in front of his house. He's owned a business in the same city for 50 years. I googled the business and it checked out. You are all correct in that you should never hand over money to anyone without seeing it at the least. We are interested in this coach because it was a one owner, garaged, well cared for coach and we like this particular make, model, and floor plan. We don't want to wait 5-6 weeks but not many of these coaches were made and finding one that is in all probability in exceptional condition is time consuming and difficult. As scams go anything is possible, but one can only do so much without being there in person. If we do end up purchasing it, I'll post a few pics with the details.437Views0likes0CommentsPurchasing a MH using an escrow service & insurance ques
Hello, We are interested in purchasing a motorhome that's located in another state. The coach is currently being repaired at a body shop because the exterior was vandalized with rocks. Window, body, and paint repairs could take 5-6 weeks. The seller said he would take a $5,000 deposit to hold it. We aren't comfortable with giving the seller deposit money though we are considering using an online escrow service like Paysafe Escrow if the seller agreed. We would have the coach inspected and make that part of the purchase agreement. We'd like to hear from anyone who has purchased an RV or motorhome under similar circumstances whether they used an escrow service or not. Also hear from anyone who purchased a damaged RV/MH and had a difficult time obtaining insurance. If so, did your insurer allow you to raise the ACV 'actual cash value' or 'agreed value' of the coach after completion of repairs and getting an appraisal. Gary4.2KViews0likes10Comments
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