i owe money on the car i am selling privately, so the bank has the title. the bank says the buyer would pay me for the car, i would pay the rest of the note to the bank, then they would hand over the title to me and i would pass the title on to the new owner.
this seems like a process that could take a couple of days, especially since i have a cosigner that would also have to sign the title who is out of town. question i have is: once the new owner gives me cash can he take the car right away? or would i need to close out my loan with the bank and give him the title first? i just want to understand where in the process i can give him the car keys and i am not on the hook for anything. i.e. can he take the car home the day he pays for it and then receive the title in the mail 2 days later?
just want to make sure if he wrecked it or hit someone drunk driving that they don't go and see the title is under my name and they think i did it.
