Titling/registration nightmare. Advice?
So there is a van I want to buy. It's located in AZ, titled in MO, and I am going to register it in a third state, where my S&B is. I've talked to the DMVs in all 3 states. None will issue a trip...
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coolmom42 wrote:
My question is: why has he not titled it in AZ? Is it not being driven? How long has this been the situation? You don't want a van that has been sitting for years.
Quite honestly I've never heard of such a thing as a trip permit.
In TN, this is what you do:
Sign the title and fill in the right information on it. Give it to the buyer. I have also always made out a bill of sale, simple form printed up on PC, 2 copies. Myself and the buyer both have a copy with both signatures. This give the buyer proof of payment immediately, and gives me proof of sale so that I am no longer liable for anything that happens. There is also a form to send to the state, but it takes a while. I want something in hand, with some documentation that the vehicle no longer belongs to me.
In TN no one cares about past registration of the vehicle. You show up with the title filled in correctly, and you can register the vehicle. Pretty straight forward.
Now I still contend that the seller should have taken care of this, but maybe he's just lazy. In that case, it may be a legit deal. But take a very careful double look at the the vehicle. And as always, get a mechanical inspection.
He titled it in MO because that is where he was when he bought it. When he arrived with it in AZ, he decided to sell it, so he did not register it (why spend the money getting it registered just to sell it and have the new owner have to re-register it?) This isn't that unusual of a situation - lots of folks will let the registration slide if they're trying to sell the vehicle, especially if they don't have a lot of extra money available.
