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Originally Posted by janmcn
Two different friends of mine sold their cars themselves in Pinellas County where the OP's mother-in-law lives. They got the cash and signed the title. The seller is 89 years old. It's doubtful she can chase all over the county after she sells her car.
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My suggestion is based on 35 years in Auto sales before I retired. First of all just signing a title does not mean you are not the legal owner of a car. The state of Florida will have you as the legal owner until legal ownership is transfered by the state. If you trade or sell your car to a auto dealer you will walk out of there with a legal purchase/sale contract which will show a legal transaction. If you think that just signing a title means you are no longer the legal owner of the car you are dreaming.
Second of all the seller is 89 years old and if that were my mom and she was handling this without me being there I would want her is a safe place to do this transaction. Many times in this type of transaction you don't know who you are dealing with. If that were my mom I would be there and that is the way the transaction would be done. Many times the easy way is not the best way.
Also if I were handling this type of sale there are two state license and title offices within a 10 minute drive of my house here in The Villages so I would not think that is chasing all over the county. I don't know about Pinellas County but I would think that there would be one not far away.
I assumed the OP wanted the best way to handle this.