andy santospago
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- Apr 7, 2021
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Hello,
My recently deceased father was the second owner of a 1998 Newmar Mountain Aire 34RKSA. It is still in great shape, but sadly since his illness it has been sitting in the yard.
I'm trying to help my mom move on and sell the trailer, but unfortunately my Dads business side was lacking. He has a title from the previous owner (also deceased) that shows he paid 14k for it in 2010. The RMV doesn't recognize the title or VIN. They think that my dad never registered the trailer and failed to pay the sales tax, which amounts to 975$. I would be willing to pay the tax, title and plate fee if I was confident that I could get a return on the investment. However, looking at the title application on the RMV i'm pretty sure I won't be able to verify the sellers info and proof of ownership. It would be great to sell the trailer for a few grand to help my mom out, who is now on a fixed income. However, it seems that getting the trailer official might not be possible. I also don't have a lot of bandwidth to deal with it, so as a last resort I may consider having someone haul it away as is - with the unclear title, etc. Does anyone have any advice for the best way to proceed here? Can you sell as-is without a clear title? Is getting a clear title easier than I think? Thank you very much!
Andy
My recently deceased father was the second owner of a 1998 Newmar Mountain Aire 34RKSA. It is still in great shape, but sadly since his illness it has been sitting in the yard.
I'm trying to help my mom move on and sell the trailer, but unfortunately my Dads business side was lacking. He has a title from the previous owner (also deceased) that shows he paid 14k for it in 2010. The RMV doesn't recognize the title or VIN. They think that my dad never registered the trailer and failed to pay the sales tax, which amounts to 975$. I would be willing to pay the tax, title and plate fee if I was confident that I could get a return on the investment. However, looking at the title application on the RMV i'm pretty sure I won't be able to verify the sellers info and proof of ownership. It would be great to sell the trailer for a few grand to help my mom out, who is now on a fixed income. However, it seems that getting the trailer official might not be possible. I also don't have a lot of bandwidth to deal with it, so as a last resort I may consider having someone haul it away as is - with the unclear title, etc. Does anyone have any advice for the best way to proceed here? Can you sell as-is without a clear title? Is getting a clear title easier than I think? Thank you very much!
Andy