(Newport, R.I.) BoatTEST announced today that it has partnered with Elite Direct Finance to offer financing directly from its web platform, the oldest boat-buying content research online site in America, having streamed video for 22 years.
“Elite Direct Finance brings the kind of customer service that our readers are looking for when making a buying decision. While researching on BoatTEST they can see the boat’s price, calculate monthly payments, and immediately fill out Elite’s “Quick Pre-Qual” form all at once,” said Jeff Hammond, co-founder and CEO of BoatTEST.
Helps Dealers, Brokers and FSBOs
“Because of Elite’s ‘Quick Pre-Qual’ turnaround time, prospective buyers can quickly find out how large a boat loan they can get, which will focus their search on what they can afford, saving dealers and brokers valuable time from chasing dreamers instead of working with realistic buyers,” Hammond said.
“With more than 50 percent of pre-owned boats being sold driveway to driveway, we look forward to helping an underserved segment of the boat-buying community, as well as dealers and brokers, so we will aid buyers at both ends of the spectrum.”
Elite’s Soft Credit Pull
Elite Direct Finance’s “Soft Credit Pull” technology enables a customer to see if they are qualified to finance a boat with no impact on their credit. With a full lender portfolio to finance new and used vessels from $10,000 to several million dollars, Elite provides full visibility and document transfer security through customized dealer, broker and customer portals.
“We worked closely with Jeff and his team to provide finance options across a wide variety of boat ages, prices and credit profiles while enabling the customer to track their deal and exchange sensitive documents through a secure portal so they feel fully engaged in the process,” said Jared Zimlin, Business Development Director of Elite Direct Finance.
About BoatTEST
BoatTEST has 2.3 million unique visitors coming to its website each year who have over 14 million page views. It is currently streaming over 2,500 test videos of boats tested over the 22 years it has been in business. Sixty-Six percent of its members say that it’s the most influential source of information in their boat-buying decision, according to a recent survey. https://boattest.com/mediakit
About Elite Direct Finance
ELITE DIRECT FINANCE enables dealers, brokers, buyers and private party seller’s access to our concierge services – securing financing, delivering unrivaled communication through broker and customer portals and funding for retail and commercial use vessels like rentals, boat clubs and charters.