| To sell a used car on your own, there are several | | | | local DOT. You can also resort to these if your |
| legal steps you must take in order to successfully | | | | car is paid off in full but you have not yet |
| transfer ownership of the vehicle. These will not | | | | received your title in the mail. Once your request |
| only serve to protect you, but it will also protect | | | | is sent, they will send a lien release and the State |
| the other driver. The three following documents | | | | will send you a newly issued title. |
| are essential when attempting to sell your car. | | | | Step Three: Gather and organize all your legal |
| Step One: Keep and locate the vehicle's title: | | | | paperwork: |
| If you own a car, you should always keep your | | | | Not only will you need the vehicle's registration |
| title in a safe, easy to access place. It is | | | | and title, but you also probably want to carry |
| sometimes recommended to keep it in the car | | | | your driver's license with you, just in case. You |
| itself. If you happen to be slowly paying your car | | | | definitely want to have maintenance receipts |
| off, the lender will send you a new title after your | | | | handy as well as a vehicle history report. If you |
| loans are paid off. This will have the vehicle's title | | | | don't have this written down, be sure to inform |
| and detail information as well as your information | | | | the buyer about where the car has been and how |
| as the vehicle's owner. | | | | you attained it yourself. By presenting this |
| Step Two: Contact your State's Department of | | | | information to potential buyers, there is a higher |
| Motor Vehicles: | | | | possibility of the buyer returning to purchase your |
| If you have lost your title, which is a major no-no, | | | | car. It also eliminated the chance for later |
| there is a way to get it back. Just contact your | | | | complaints. |