WHY CHOOSE A BROKER to List and Sell your Boat
Flag Ship Motor Yachts works much like a real estate agent. Flag Ship Motor Yachts will work hard to facilitate the sale of their listings and to protect and promote the interest of its clients. Working with the owner/seller, providing the most value to all parties. Flag Ship Motor Yachts will work co-operatively with most other brokers on a co-brokerage basis. Yacht brokers charge a commission when the vessel is sold, and the commission amount will be set in writing when the seller signs a listing agreement with the broker. If another broker brings a buyer to the table on a co-brokerage arrangement, the total commission will normally be shared between the brokers.
Flag Ship Motor Yachts ’s Role for the Seller
Determining a fair asking price - To ensure a timely sale, it is essential to ask a fair price. Flag Ship Motor Yachts can help establish a fair-market value for the boat through access to boats actually sold through industry data, this information is not available to the public.
Preparing an Advertising Strategy – Flag Ship Motor Yachts will outline a plan of how a boat is to be advertised in the most appropriate media. For example, the best means to promote a 27' Catalina is vastly different than the strategy for a 63' Sunseeker. The objective of Flag Ship Motor Yachts is to devise a strategy with the best chances of reaching the most interested and qualified audience for your boat.
Preparing the listing for the Public – Flag Ship Motor Yachts will prepare the listing for distribution in various electronic and print media, for print and email distribution to clients. and for distribution to prospects at boat shows when appropriate.
Prepare the boat – Flag Ship Motor Yachts will advise of any improvements that should be made to compete within today's market, identify possible problems and solutions, and organize upgrades & repairs. Flag Ship Motor Yachts may help locate easy-access moorings/storage for the duration of the listing.
Professional Know-How – Flag Ship Motor Yachts understands the principals of the brokerage profession - such as certificates of ownership, security agreements, bills of sale and other documents needed to register and transfer titles to boats. We will assist in finance as well as mortgaging and transferring title to documented vessels.
Sea Trial and Survey - The buyer will usually request a sea trial and the services of a marine surveyor. Buyers pay for the surveys and for hauling the boat out of the water for inspection.
Flag Ship Motor Yachts will attend the sea trial and marine survey and help you determine how any discovered deficiencies should be addressed in the purchase negotiations.
The Art of Negotiating The Deal – Flag Ship Motor Yachts can use his position as a middleman to keep the negotiations between buyer and seller on track.
