Title Question

[RichSchmidt]

They dont put their names on the title at all.The previous owner signs the tite and puts no other info on it.The car and title can go through many owners and when somebody wants to title it they just put the current date as the date of sale and put their own name in the buyer section.If a seller makes the buyer put their name on the buyer section of the title it usally has to be put in that person's name before it can be resold.Since only the legally titled owner can obtain a replcement title,if you plan on keeping the car you should title it in your name since if you loose the title and t isnt in your name you better hope and pray that you can find the last owner and he is in the mood to go thru all he hoops needed to get a replacement title.If you dont want to pay sales tax just ask the buyer to write $500 in the price field.Most people who dont put titles in their name are either car flippers who would get caught playing used car dealer without a lisence,or have skeletons in their closet{ex wife lookng for assets,bankruptcy courtlooking at them ect).Always put your junk in your name as soon as you buy it even if its just a rusted out shell that wont be running for 10 years.If your gonna flip it{nothing wrong with making a buck}then work fast and move it before the title ends up falling behind the sofa never to be seen again.

And one more piece of advce,if you sell a car that is clearly a parts car ir has little or no chance of ever being restored,ALWAYS make the buyer put their name on the title in front of you and write down all their info.Cars like that often end up as tag donors,and your name is on the papework trail and when the cops show up to question you and see your collection of half finished cars and piles of parts they are going to be looking at you extra carefully.