T&T: Best season to buy in Florida?

[Tom Little]

Certainly the hot summer months are slow business times in Florida.  Houses 
and boat sales slow down until November as a rule.

During the last year boat sales seems to have been slow.  I have seen the 
same boats for sale for more than a year.  However things may be changing 
now that the bottom fishers have been satisfied.

When we decided to sell our boat, we considered waiting til fall and avoid 
the slow time.  In the six weeks it has been listed we have averaged showing 
the boat twice a week.  A month of this time we were cruising in the Keys 
and the lookers traveled to we were anchored and viewed by dinghy.

Half the viewers were from Florida and half were from out of state.  All the 
viewers planned a trip to view several boats that met their specifications. 
Two of the viewers bought boats, so I guess that they were real.

In summary, I advise you to look for the right boat at the right price.  You 
have to look at a lot of boats before you will appreciate the right one when 
you see it.  When you find the right boat, closing can be scheduled to meet 
your requirements.

Tom Little
Kalani, Defever 49RPH