Q: My brother died in Feb. Will we ever be able to get a clear titles on his vehicles to sell them? (34K owed on them)
My brother died in February. He lived in a poor neighborhood in New Mexico. My dad has been appointed the Representative of his estate. All family, sibs and parents live in AZ. With my dad's permission, I drove to NM and collected his valuables, sold them and gave the money to him for the estate. All is well except for one thing: my brother's two vehicles. I collected a 2017 Ford and a 2003 F150. I did so because leaving them there would have resulted in theft or vandalism. I drove them home thinking I could sell them.
When I got home I realized I could run a credit report on my brother because I had his SS. According to the credit report (Credit Karma) he owes 34K on these vehicles. My dad says we have to wait four months for all claims against the estate to be cleared. My question is this: Will we ever be able to get a clear title on these vehicles? Looking at the process for getting a clear title looks difficult.
A: Because the estate is proceeding under NM law, you will need to ask NM attorney for sure. Frankly, the estate will probably need to sell the vehicles to clear title and pay off the lienholders.
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