Our Process
The Call: When you call the On The Water Boat Sales team we work to get the best price for your boat all while giving you a hassle free selling experience. We start by learning about your boat, all of its features, and our expert team will determine the best price to get it sold. This process takes into consideration comparable boats currently on the market and others that have recently sold.
The Listing: Once you list with On The Water, that’s when the work really starts. After we find the optimal listing price for your boat, we’ll get a full set of professional photos, and then market your boat in our extensive network of listing services - getting your boat in front of thousands of interested buyers. We will also get your boat inspected and facilitate any repairs needed for the sale.
The Closing: Once we have a buyer for your boat we handle every aspect of the closing process. We set up and conduct the sea trial with the buyer, next we use our network of professionals to make the closing process as fast and easy as possible. We have a trusted group of preferred lenders, marine surveyors, and title professionals that we use to streamline the closing process.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Listing and selling a boat can be a challenging and time consuming process you don’t have the experience or resources of a brokerage. Advantages of a broker include:
Market Insight and Pricing - brokers have intimate knowledge of the current market and help you accurately price your boat
Full Marketing Services - brokers have the tools to get professional photos of your boat and list them on numerous boat listing sights to get your boat in front of thousands of potential buyers
Industry Network - brokers like On The Water have a full network of professionals needed to get your boat ready for sale including: boat detailers, marine surveyors, mechanics, etc.
Qualified Buyer Screening and Sea Trial - brokers help sort through countless leads to find the right buyer and when the time comes set up and conduct the sea trial
Closing logistics - brokerages like On The Water have closing resources that include preferred lenders, escrow accounts, title specialists, and others
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On The Water Boat Sales charges the industry standard listing fee. There are no upfront fees and you will be paid your balance by check or wire transfer upon closing on your boat. Please contact us for more information. Contact us to learn about selling your boat.
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How fast we well your boat depends entirely on the market and time of year. Sometime we sell boats in less than a week and other times we have to wait for boating season to fire up. Give us a call to learn about how your boat fits in the Charleston market right now.
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When you’re ready to list your boat, contact our team to get started! We’ll start by evaluating your boat to come up with an optimal listing price and then begin the process of marketing your boat in our extensive network and get to work getting you the best price for your boat.
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We have over 20 years in the Charleston boating market, so we draw on that experience when evaluating your boat and all of its features. Our team then researches all similar boats currently on the market as well as boats recently sold. This helps us determine the best listing price that gets your boat sold and gives you top dollar!
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The moment you list your boat with On The Water Boat Sales we will begin marketing your boat on our extensive network of platforms that include Boat Trader, Boats.com, Yacht World, our active social media channels, our newsletter, and our extensive network of personal contacts.
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Once we have a perspective buyer, the On The Water Boat Sales team handles the closing from start to finish. We arrange and conduct the sea trial and use our network of professionals including preferred lenders, marine surveyors, and title specialists to streamline everything and give you a hassle free closing process.