These days, the typical cost of a new car is around the $30,000 level, so many people, confronted with austerity measures and an unsure future job market, are considering buying a used car instead.
This is not new on its own: there has always been a used car market, but the disparity is that even white collar workers who had a certain amount of job security are entering this market. People are even more loathe to take on a loan than ever before in living remembrance.
One of the consequences of this is state of affairs is that there is even more opportunity for a used-car dealer to make a very good income. This article and the other three in the series, which have the same title, will endeavor to give some advice on how to make a living out of the present market situation.
If you only want to make an extra couple of thousand, there are a number of ways of achieving this, but if you want to make a decent living wage, then you need to set up a company and become your own boss. This tactic can deliver an income of several thousand dollars from a single sale. One sale a week can soon add up to quite a substantial annual income.
Working for yourself does bear its own dangers and disadvantages of course, but the result is that you take control of your own life and decide your own wages within the constrictions of the income of the business. The first thing that you have to discern, as a potential entrepreneur, is whether you have faith in yourself to make the right decisions more frequently than not.
There are other advantages to owning your own business than just the pecuniary ones. There is the academic challenge; the freedom to make your own decisions; independence. Essentially, freedom from having a boss.
On the other hand, this can be a problem for some people: those who cannot work unsupervised; those who like to slope off after making a few dollars and other irresponsible kinds of individuals.
So, what skills would you need to enter the profitable used car market? Well, the opposite of those talked about in the last paragraph for a start. You will need discipline and the ability to study and follow the law, even, or even particularly, if you decide to sail close to the wind.
You will also need a head for numbers and you will also need to know the used car market and have a sense for people, both those that work for you and those that trade with you.
This last point is incredibly important, because if you drive someone too far attempting to get the most out of the deal, the punter might just go next door.
It is this unique combination of person, technical and managerial skills which will earn you a living and maybe even a fortune. In the next part of this mini-series of articles, we will discuss establishing you used car business.
This is not new on its own: there has always been a used car market, but the disparity is that even white collar workers who had a certain amount of job security are entering this market. People are even more loathe to take on a loan than ever before in living remembrance.
One of the consequences of this is state of affairs is that there is even more opportunity for a used-car dealer to make a very good income. This article and the other three in the series, which have the same title, will endeavor to give some advice on how to make a living out of the present market situation.
If you only want to make an extra couple of thousand, there are a number of ways of achieving this, but if you want to make a decent living wage, then you need to set up a company and become your own boss. This tactic can deliver an income of several thousand dollars from a single sale. One sale a week can soon add up to quite a substantial annual income.
Working for yourself does bear its own dangers and disadvantages of course, but the result is that you take control of your own life and decide your own wages within the constrictions of the income of the business. The first thing that you have to discern, as a potential entrepreneur, is whether you have faith in yourself to make the right decisions more frequently than not.
There are other advantages to owning your own business than just the pecuniary ones. There is the academic challenge; the freedom to make your own decisions; independence. Essentially, freedom from having a boss.
On the other hand, this can be a problem for some people: those who cannot work unsupervised; those who like to slope off after making a few dollars and other irresponsible kinds of individuals.
So, what skills would you need to enter the profitable used car market? Well, the opposite of those talked about in the last paragraph for a start. You will need discipline and the ability to study and follow the law, even, or even particularly, if you decide to sail close to the wind.
You will also need a head for numbers and you will also need to know the used car market and have a sense for people, both those that work for you and those that trade with you.
This last point is incredibly important, because if you drive someone too far attempting to get the most out of the deal, the punter might just go next door.
It is this unique combination of person, technical and managerial skills which will earn you a living and maybe even a fortune. In the next part of this mini-series of articles, we will discuss establishing you used car business.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece writes on a variety of subjects, but is now involved with remote car alarms. If you would like to know more, please go to our website at Laser Temperature Gun.
