7 Reasons Why Spring is the Best Time to Sell your RV

Spring is here! For some, that means pulling the camper out of storage and prepping it for all the adventures they’re going to have this camping season. However, if you are at a point when you feel like your camping days are done, it might be a better idea to pull the RV out and get it ready for its adventures with a new owner. 

The good news? Now is an excellent time to sell an RV! There are a number of reasons for this. Some are specific to this particular time of year, while others are reasons that pretty much always apply, but all are good reasons to sell your RV now rather than doing so down the line. 

Avoid Depreciation

Generally speaking, if you aren’t using your RV regularly, it’s a good idea to sell it right away rather than sit on it. This is because RVs depreciate at an astounding rate, meaning an RV that is worth $10K today may only be worth $8K in a year or so. Obviously, the longer you hold onto an RV, the more you will be affected by this quick depreciation rate. 

This is even more true right now, as the popularity of RV travel is declining. The RV market is becoming saturated with both new and used RVs, and soon we will see this drive down the value of RVs.

We aren’t likely to see this turn around any time soon. Instead, we will see RV values drop even lower, meaning you will want to sell as soon as you can in order to ensure you get as much as you can from your RV before the value of your rig drops significantly. 

Avoid Potential Damages

As if depreciation isn’t bad enough on its own, there are some things that can cause your RV to lose value even faster than it normally would. If your RV is damaged in any way, you can expect the value to decrease significantly.

Unfortunately, damages can occur even when you aren’t using the RV. Water damage is one excellent example of this. All it takes is one small leak that goes unnoticed for a few months, and you could be looking at water damage that would require thousands of dollars to repair. 

Another potential threat? Pests. Mice and other pests can cause all kinds of damage to the wiring, water lines, and other parts of your RV, and keeping pests out can feel nearly impossible if you aren’t using the RV regularly. 

By selling your unused RV now, you avoid the possibility of damage to your RV. This will help you rest a bit easier and might just save you thousands of dollars. 

Enjoy the Nice Weather

Spring is always a good time to sell anything. This applies to vehicles and houses, but also to RVs. The lovely weather encourages people to get outside to go rig hunting and makes showing the RV a pleasant experience, as you won’t be fighting snow and ice or enduring impossibly hot temperatures. 

Many people also see spring as a new beginning, meaning this is the time they will look to dive into new hobbies and make big life changes. We definitely think buying an RV counts as a big life change, and RV camping is totally a hobby, so you can see why a lot of folks look to buy RVs during the spring season. 

Sell your RV for Camping Season

Another reason people shop for RVs during the springtime? It’s the beginning of camping season, of course! Buying an RV in the spring means the buyer will get to use the rig for several months before they even need to think about putting it in storage for the winter. 

Because of this, anyone hoping to camp this spring, summer, and fall is likely in the market for an RV right now. This means your pool of potential buyers is bigger now than it is at other times of year, making it a lot easier to sell. Not only that, but because demand is increased, you will be able to ask more for your RV than you might during the winter months when demand is much lower. 

Take Advantage of Tax Refunds

Another thing that happens during the springtime? Tax season. During this time of year, the vast majority of Americans receive tax refunds. For some, this means thousands of dollars that haven’t been set aside for anything, meaning they have the extra money to spend on an RV. 

If you list your RV now, you might just find yourself selling it to one of the thousands of people out there who will receive a hefty tax refund and want to spend it on something fun. Why not give it a try and see if you can take advantage of all of those unexpected funds folks have coming in in the next few months? 

Stop Paying Unnecessary Costs

It’s no secret that owning an RV is expensive. Even if you’ve already paid the RV off, you still have to keep up with insurance costs and fees for storing the rig, as well as maintenance. This is especially frustrating if you aren’t even using the RV, as it feels a whole lot like paying for nothing. 

Fortunately you can remove all of these unnecessary costs from your budget entirely; all you have to do is sell the RV. The sooner you do this, the less you will spend on insurance, storage, and maintenance for a rig you don’t even use. Honestly, this alone should be reason enough to sell an RV you aren’t using right now. 

Add to Your Summer Adventure Fund

Finally, we must mention the things you can do with any money you make off of selling your RV. Sure, you could use that money to pay bills or add to your savings, but you could also choose to use it as a summer adventure fund. You may not be camping this summer, but there’s no reason you have to stop having adventures altogether. 

Use the money from the sale of your RV to put toward an international vacation or a visit to Disney World. Pay for local zoo or museum passes, or go bowling or skating as a family each week. You deserve to do something fun this summer, even if you won’t be doing those fun things in an RV, and we can’t see any reason why the profits from your RV shouldn’t fund that fun. 

Clearly, now is the best time to sell that RV that’s been sitting in storage. Selling now will ensure you sell for as much as possible and as quickly as possible. It’ll help you avoid suffering the effects of depreciation and will remove the need to keep paying storage and insurance costs unnecessarily.
Best of all, selling your RV now will give you some money to fund the summer adventures you do want to have rather than continuing to pay for adventures of past years. Honestly, we can’t think of a better time to sell an RV!