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Boats Book Value

Book Golf Vacations Where President’s Book

Joined by two friends from Chicago, staffer Marvin Nicholson, and some pals from Hawaii, the Pessident Elect books golf vacation to Luana Hills Country Club in Kailua, Hawaii for a round of golf – the second golf outing of his week long golf vacation. The candidate, donned in khakis, a red polo, and a baseball cap, carried his clubs from his Secret Service motorcade to a waiting motorcade of golf carts.

With that, the entourage left the clubhouse for the “high risk/high rewards” 18-hole course that boats breathtaking views of nearby Mount Olomana and Ko’olau.

What does this Balckberry totoing President Elect know about booking a golf vacation that many other golfers may not know? Obama knows that in tough fiscial times, golfers can save a substaniatl amount of money booking a golf vacation.

What is even of greater value is the ability of the Obama staffers to reserve or book tee times when they booked Obama’s golf vacation.

Another benefit of golf vacation is golf vacation rentals that make golfing an experience. The moment you arrive, the golf resort’s goal is to make you feel like a part of an exclusive society. There is great staffing, exceptional clubhouses, and first-rate courses with breathtaking views! When booking a golf vacation, be sure to reserve you tee times, usually can be done from the golf vacation website of choice.

Golf discount trips are available in places like Arizona, Florida, California, Nevada, and Maryland. Create packages using the web while exploring more than 30 golf resorts in US, Canada, and Mexico. Include lodgings, golf course guides, prices and even scorecards. Everything is at your fingertips to make planning your golf vacations a piece of cake!

If golf is your game, golf vacation rentals will fit you to a tee. Some golfers dream of playing in the footprints of famous golfers like Tiger Woods on award-winning golf courses. Some golfers like to escape winter doldrums with a leisurely golf getaway in the tropics.

For really serious golfers, the more challenging a course, the better. Bring on the hazards, tricky shots and elements like wind, rain, sleet or even snow. Since golf personalities run the gamut, here are some initial questions to consider in matching a golf vacation to your personal preferences:

• What do you consider the “perfect” golf vacation? Serious golf, leisurely play or a mix-and-match of golf and non-golf activities?
• How long can you spend on your golf getaway? If time is limited to a few days, stay close to home and limit travel time.
• Do you want to play a different course each day? Choose a destination with multiple courses within a 30-minute drive.
• How healthy is your golf budget? Play at private courses is pricey. Look for public greens and discounts.
• Will you be bringing along the family or other non-golfers? Look

Where do the Obama staffers choose to book golf vacations and golf vacation home rentals?

The Obama staffers choose Your Travel Buddy Golf to book golf vacations and reserve tee times and frequently use Your Travel Buddy Vacation Rentals to search for golf vacation rentals.

“I wish we could get them to use Your Travel Buddy to book all those airline tickets for staffer and the press group, but a perk of being a President Elect is the free use of Presidential airplane” said Brent Vanderstelt, owner of Your Travel Buddy.

About the Author

Brent Vanderstelt is owner of Hess Lake Vacation Rentals in Newaygo Michigan, visit http://www.hesslakerentals.com. Brent has also started a free vacation rental listing service, http://www.ytbvacationrentals.com and also has a popular vacation blog at http://myytbtravel.blogspot.com

Boat value?

I am trying to sell my 2005 Searay 200 Sport. It has less then 30 hours on it and was professionally maintained. We paid $29K for it and it has several upgrades. We got an offer for $18K and it just seems really low to me. The guy that made the offer said the the “blue book” value on it is $16-$18K. I was wondering if this value is based on “average usage” for an almost 3 year old boat.

Everybody seems to want to say look at “the book”. While that can be A guide, it isn’t necessarily aligned with actual sold values. NADA is often misused or used in an incomplete manner. When banks use it for loan value they take the wholesale “hull value” (the hull minus any machinery or extras) and then only loan 80% of that. They do not include any extras; ie. wakeboard tower, AM/FM/CD, battery charger, none of the items that get added to the boat after the hull is laid. Some banks don’t even count the value of the motor or trailer in their value calculations. It is normally 5-10% low because no one ever includes these extras on the boat. NADA doesn’t take into account well kept or low use boats either. I did a quick search on soldboats.com (a broker website that tracks ACTUAL sold boat prices and 18 is 3,000 less that the lowest sold boat in the last 12 months. In that period of time 12 2005 Sea Ray 200s have sold. The low was 21,000 and it had 149 hours. The high was 28,700 in August of 2007. That boat was in Michigan. The majority of them sold in the 23-25 thousand dollar range. You have the boat priced extremely aggressively. There is only one on the brokerage market in AL and it is priced at 26,500 which considering where the boats have sold at is a very reasonable asking price. A 10% off offer is normal for an average priced boat. At what you have your boat priced at you should be negotiating in hundreds not thousands. I am basing my advice on the fact that you probably have a trailer, the boat is in good condition (clean, waxed, and essentially turn-key). I know this answers your questions by providing you with the real selling prices of these boats. If you wish I could e-mail you the entire list of sold Sea Ray 200s for the past 12 months and you could use that to determine what a “fair” price for your boat is. I know this answers your question.

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