Useful Houseboat For Sale Tips.The DO's and DONT's of finding, |
Just remember that a houseboat For Sale is much more than the purchase price, since there are many costs associated afterwards. You will want to screen the ads, and prepare a PRE-Visit Plan.  |
In order to save yourself a lot of TIME/MONEY traveling
around looking at house boats, ask the Private Seller or Broker,
if they can supply you the basic details? (use the checklist)
STEP 2
then you can proceed to get more precise information such as:
- Date of the last survey?
- Last haul-out was done when?
- Are there more detailed photo's?
- Engine(s), and the generator hours?
- Last overhaul of engines/generator?
- How long has it been For Sale?
- What major repairs have been done?
- What minor repairs have been done?
- How, and who does the winter storage?
- Who does all the mechanical repairs?
- If HE, was to buy the boat, what would he fix?
- Does he have proper Title, and Registration for it?
- Are there any bank loans, or liens on the Houseboat?
- Has the boat ever been in a serious accident, or sank?
- Like to make an offer, put it in writing, and use a Bill of Sale.
REMEMBER, when an ad sounds too good to be true, it probably is!!!
