Hmongkeysauce
Senior member
Hi,
I'm a newbie when it comes to selling vehicle(s) so I need some advice. My brother's been driving a truck that belongs to my mom (title and registration is under her name) for quite a while now. He wants to buy a new car and we've received permission from my mom to go ahead and sell the truck. The problem is that my mom is some 400 miles away from where I live (my brother lives with me). She has the title and I've requested her to send the title over so we can provide proof of ownership to potential buyers. Do I need to have her transfer the title to my brother's name first? And if so, what more does he have to do to take ownership besides paying a small transfer title fee? Registration? Smog check? The plates are good until 6/30/2013. If the title doesn't transfer to his name, can we still sell it?
This is in the state of CA by the way. Many thanks in advance.
I'm a newbie when it comes to selling vehicle(s) so I need some advice. My brother's been driving a truck that belongs to my mom (title and registration is under her name) for quite a while now. He wants to buy a new car and we've received permission from my mom to go ahead and sell the truck. The problem is that my mom is some 400 miles away from where I live (my brother lives with me). She has the title and I've requested her to send the title over so we can provide proof of ownership to potential buyers. Do I need to have her transfer the title to my brother's name first? And if so, what more does he have to do to take ownership besides paying a small transfer title fee? Registration? Smog check? The plates are good until 6/30/2013. If the title doesn't transfer to his name, can we still sell it?
This is in the state of CA by the way. Many thanks in advance.
