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Buying car from private seller out of state - need advice
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10-15-2024, 04:27 PM | #1 |
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Buying car from private seller out of state - need advice
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I live in Florida, I’m buying my dream car from a private in New Jersey. I have a purchase agreement between us. I’m in the middle of trying to obtain financing. Only had time to go to two credit unions today who explained they rarely do out of state and if they do, seller has to record lien on title before they release funds which will complicate things I don’t think anyone is going to do anything with their title except transfer at the DMV when they get their check.. I didn’t get a hard no but was advised to go buy the car in state.. Another one flat out told me they only do in state loans What are my options here? Credit is good, down payment is good. Just worried about logistics here. I’m considering these options: Discuss this with a friend who’s a sales manager at a dealership to see if they’ll buy the car and resell to me. Try more credit unions Try the credit union the private seller used to finance through(might make it easier, might not..) Fly to New Jersey and finalize this over there with the seller to facilitate the process… Contacting a titling agency in New Jersey to ask for more guidance |
10-15-2024, 04:35 PM | #2 |
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Have you tried any of the online credit unions? I financed cars through LightStream in the past including two purchased out of state. There were no requirements placed upon the seller or title.
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10-15-2024, 04:36 PM | #3 |
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Are those personal loans or secured auto loans? I’ve heard interest rates tend to be slightly higher there?
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10-15-2024, 04:39 PM | #4 |
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You might try to get the seller to list on Autotrader.com. They have a “Private Seller” process where Autotrader handles all of the details of the purchase and transfer process. There are some lenders available also.
For example, funds are wired to Autotrader and held in escrow until all conditions are met. Autotrader Private Seller Last edited by MartinInKansas; 10-15-2024 at 04:42 PM.. |
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10-15-2024, 04:43 PM | #5 |
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Flying to New Jersey is the most practical. It’s direct, gives you full control, and allows you to get everything done quickly.
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10-15-2024, 06:24 PM | #6 |
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What's so special about this car that you're having to buy it out of NJ from FL?
Does the car have a loan on it still? If so, the easiest thing you can do is finance it first with a bank you can use in NJ to complete the deal, then refinance for a better rate afterwards. I usually do this with dealerships because they always try to add points to the rates. |
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10-15-2024, 06:28 PM | #7 | |
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No loan on it, private seller has had lien released on title and has paid off the vehicle. So you’re saying call a bank or credit union based in NJ, sort it all out then meet seller there to close it out? Seems like this may be my best option. Was looking at LightStream but seems that interest rates might be too high or just hard to get approved in general even with good credit and income. |
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10-15-2024, 06:43 PM | #9 |
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My local credit union just let's you finance the car, you get the check and then show up with it to buy the car.
I use DCU in MA but I would want to work with a local credit union...
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10-15-2024, 07:06 PM | #10 | |
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That said, the perk of a local bank would be you can do the deal there, they take possession of the title, you drove off with your new car, everyone stays happy. |
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10-15-2024, 08:44 PM | #11 | |
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https://www.keysavvy.com/escrow as well. I would definitely use such a service if buying a car out of state with a loan on it. |
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10-15-2024, 09:26 PM | #12 |
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Never send money to a private party to hold a car.
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10-16-2024, 02:05 PM | #13 |
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Please do let us know what happens though. Interested to hear if you end up getting it or not.
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10-17-2024, 12:20 PM | #14 |
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10-18-2024, 07:27 AM | #15 |
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I've done it and glad I did. Sent a couple of hundred dollars before I booked a trip to Boston. As for the risk, from buying a used car to my flight to Boston, hotels, food, wasted weekend, etc. was all a risk. I could have skipped the couple of hundred dollars and the total risk difference would have been tiny. Buyer told me honestly the first person that came with money was getting the car (I don't blame him), a couple of hundred dollars and he said it was mine for a week. Following your advise I would have booked all of this and hoped the car was there when I got there.
I also recently sold a car to a private party and at some point they had to wire me the money and waited until the process went through to get their car. They also took some amount of risk as they weren't going to sit in my driveway for 4 hours with the car.
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10-18-2024, 09:04 AM | #16 |
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One other thing I did that was probably a bad idea overall but I figured the risk was small. When I sold my car, I let them leave my tag on the car to make their 8 hour drive home less of a risk of being stopped. It's one of the hassles of buying a car out of state from a private party, legal system is to go to the DMV and get a temporary tag but seems like a lot of hassle compared to just driving home and going and getting a new, permanent tag. If plates are run the tag matches the car.
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I purchased my car in Florida from Georgia. I paid cash, but when I was considering financing my credit union pre approved me and said they would issue the check and provide a two week grace period to turn over the title. Delta Community Credit Union for what it's worth.
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