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How to Desk a Car Deal: Tax, Fees & OTD Math

How to desk a car deal step by step: selling price, trade-in tax credit, doc fees, sales tax, the out-the-door total, and the monthly payment formula.

12 min de lectura

How to Get a Used Car Dealer License in Florida (2026)

How to get a used car dealer license in Florida in 2026: the prelicensing course, $25K bond, insurance, form HSMV 86056, the $300 fee, and timeline.

11 min de lectura

How to Buy Cars at a Dealer Auction: First-Timer's Guide

How to buy cars at a dealer auction: get licensed and AuctionACCESS credentials, read sale lights and grades, and set a max bid so you don't overpay.

12 min de lectura

How to Photograph a Car for Sale: A Dealer's Shot List

How to photograph a car for sale: eight stops around the car at headlight height, about 15 feet away, then the VIN, odometer, interior, engine and damage.

9 min de lectura

Car Dealership Bookkeeping: Doing the Books for a Used Car Lot

Car dealership bookkeeping means cars at cost in inventory, taxes and title fees held for the state, and a monthly routine. Here's how, step by step.

9 min de lectura

How to Add Inventory Faster: VIN Scan, Photos and a Checklist

Add used cars to inventory faster: read the VIN off the label, decode it free with NHTSA, check open recalls, shoot photos in listing order, then price.

9 min de lectura

How to Make a Car Dealership Website: Builders Compared

Two ways to make a car dealership website: a general builder like Wix or a dealer platform. What to compare, where AI helps, and a setup checklist.

8 min de lectura

How to Start a Buy Here Pay Here Lot: 2026 Guide

Learn how to start a buy here pay here lot: capital, licensing, underwriting, collections, and federal compliance. A practical dealer-to-dealer playbook.

12 min de lectura

DMS Meaning: What Is a Dealer Management System? (2026 Guide)

DMS stands for dealer management system. A plain-English guide to what it means, the core modules, when to ditch spreadsheets, and FTC Safeguards.

12 min de lectura

What Software Do Car Dealerships Use? A 2026 Breakdown

What software do car dealerships use? A plain-English guide to the DMS, CRM, inventory, deal-desking, website, and compliance tools that run a modern lot.

12 min de lectura

Car Dealership Chart of Accounts: The Accounts a Used Lot Needs

The accounts a used-car and BHPH dealership needs, group by group: inventory at cost, sales tax as a liability, floor plan payable and BHPH notes.

10 min de lectura

Negative Equity Trade-Ins: A Dealer Guide and Calculator

Negative equity on a trade-in, explained for dealers: verify the payoff, show where the old debt goes, compare terms with a calculator, and close the loop.

6 min de lectura

Odometer Disclosure Requirements: Rules & Liability

Odometer disclosure requirements for dealers: the federal form, the three mileage boxes, exemptions, retention, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

12 min de lectura

Used Car Reconditioning Costs: How Dealers Protect Margin

How to budget used car reconditioning, track recon cost and time to frontline for every car, and decide when to stop adding money, with a calculator.

6 min de lectura

Herramientas gratis

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Guías para dealers por estado

Licencias, formularios y requisitos locales.

Glosario del dealer

Términos del concesionario en palabras sencillas.

Compara opciones de DMS

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