[6pack]

I sold my last truck (Ford Ranger) to a guy near Pittsburgh, I'm from Maryland. I still owed on the truck. We met at a title guy in a little PA town between us. The title guy did all the official paperwork and recorded the transaction. The buyer gave me his check and I gave him the truck. When I got back, I deposited his check and wrote the payoff to Ford. When I got the title a couple weeks later, I sent it to the title guy we met at and he finished the deal with the new owner. It probably took a month to get it all said and done. You might be different because it will depend on the state you live in, since that's where you will be titling it.

I don't see how you can get the title without the current owner first paying off his loan. When the loan gets paid, the title will be sent to the owner, which is him, not you because you can't own it until you have the title. And I wouldn't give him money without at least getting the truck. Be careful.