EPISODE · Oct 12, 2025 · 14 MIN
What Else Can You Do With a Dealers License?
What Else Can You Do With a Dealer License?What can you do with a used motorvehicle license, well you can do a lot.Are you thinking about getting adealer license?Well, this little piece of paperdoes way more than just let you sell cars from a lot.I want to break down the powerfuland lucrative things you can do with a dealer license—and how it can turn intoa business with unlimited profits.At first I want to show you thebenefits of a dealers license and if you watch to the very end, I will show youhow to get licensed depending on where you live.https://dealerslicense.comNumber 1. You Sell Cars to thePublicIf you would like to start thatsmall car lot and sell vehicles locally you can certainly do that, the smalllot is truly the foundation of the industry. With a license, you can legallybuy vehicles at low wholesale prices and sell at retail prices—right from yourlot. That means more profit per sale. The average profit per sale normally runsaround two thousand one hundred dollars per vehicleNumber 2. Buy From Dealer-OnlyAuctionsYou will have access to exclusive dealeronly auctions like Manheim, Adesa, ACV AUCTIONS, CAR MAX Now has a dealerauction, Backlot Cars and a website called OVE.com, OVE, or Online VehicleExchange, OVE is Manheim's 24/7 online marketplace for licensed dealers. Itallows dealers to conduct business outside of traditional physical auctionlanes. OVE provides a platform for dealers, buy and sell vehicles nationwidewith several delivery options available to licensed dealers. No matter whatvehicle your customer needs, dealers can scan OVE, show the vehicle to thecustomer and hide the price, then buy any vehicle the customer is looking forand have it delivered within a couple of days. You will have access to vehiclesthe public never sees at prices the public can never get.3. Flip Cars Without LimitsMost states only let you sell 3 to5 vehicles a year without a license. Some states require you to obtain alicense even if you are selling 1 or 2 vehicles for a profit. But with yourdealer license? No limit. Buy, fix, and flip as many vehicles as you want. 4. Sell to Other Dealers(Wholesale)If you are not interested inretail , you can be come a wholesale only dealer, which tends to have lowerstartup costs. You can sell directly to otherlicensed dealers without dealing with the public. But I do want you to be awarethat a wholesale license only allows you to sell vehicles to other licenseddealers which can really limit your income opportunities.5. Export Vehicles InternationallyThere is a HUGE worldwide demandfor vehicles in other countries. Used cars are in demand all overthe world. With your license, you can buy at U.S. auctions and ship carsoverseas with very large profit margins.Africa Toyota Corolla, Camry, Honda Accord, Ford F-150Eastern Europe has a huge demandfor German and Japanese sedans, U.S. SUVsSouth America cant get enoughPickup trucks, diesel-powered vehiclesMiddle East they need Full-size SUVs, luxury cars, salvage vehiclesCaribbean Compact sedans, older SUVs, motorcycles6. Offer In-House FinancingYou can start a very lucrative buyhere pay here dealership, and I am aware of software that will run a buy herepay here dealership for you automatically.If you think about how a buy herepay here model works when you have a multitude of customers making payments toyou every month, it can create a very lucrative cash flow And you can sell the loans thatyou create every month to investors. Investors want to by your loans,especially the loans that you create for someone with bad credit. 7. Buy Vehicles Tax-FreeYou can legally buy vehicles toresell without paying sales tax. That helps your cash flow and gives you moreroom to negotiate deals. 8. Run an Online-Only DealershipIn many states, you don’t need abig car lot. Just a compliant business office. Some dealers sell entirelyonline and still make great money. Let me know if you have ever sold a caronline in the comments below. Some states will allow you to havea dealers license at your home but that is not the norm and will usually onlyapply to someone that lives in a rural area with lenient or no zoning laws. While it may seem tempting toavoid the expense of rent by operating online only or selling from home, payinga small monthly fee for a physical location brings real benefits that faroutweigh the cost.A small physical location whetherit is an office or office with one or two parking spaces allows you to meetlocal licensing requirements much more easily. And if you cannot meet licensingrequirements, you are missing out on a very lucrative industry that has manymore benefits than just selling on the lot. Even if you are going to run yourbusiness entirely online, you will still need to meet your local licensingrequirements which usually require some type of physical location away fromyour home.So whether you want to run aretail dealership, export worldwide, flip cars, or wholesale to otherdealers—your license is the key that unlocks it allhttps://dealerslicense.com
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