What’s the paperwork for selling a car in Texas that has a Washington title and registration?

laceynixon: What’s the paperwork for selling a car in Texas that has a Washington title and registration?
I need to sell a car that has a title and registration for Washington State, however I am selling the car in Texas. What paperwork do I need to complete to protect myself?

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Answer by N
The states don’t matter. The registration doesn’t matter.

What matters is the title and bill of sale.

Check with the texas DMV and ask what THEY will need from the buyer and then give it to him.

To protect yourself, make 2 identical copies fo a bill of sale that CLEARLY and in BIG LETTERS says AS IS. You keep one, the buyer gets the other. Make sure the are exactly the same. (Dont change one and not the other) Keep your copy for years. And get all the buyers contact info, address, work, home and cell numbers.

Include the date, VIN #, PRICE, mileage and AS IS a few more times for good measure. If the car has any known issues, put it down. (AC doesn’t work, Passenger rear window doesn’t work and so forth) That last part is overkill but I always did it anyway.

Make SURE you fill out the back of the title (or the Texas form they may or may not want instead.

Make sure the correct date and the buyers name is filled in as well as correct mileage.

Don’t leave the title open.

The buyer will probably have to take the car with him to get it registered. In my state, they physically come outside and verify the vin # on out of state cars.

I think someone posted in texas you may need a notary when selling a car. If they do, you will both need to sign in front of the notary with your IDs. Its not like that in my state.