You hold their power of attorney
Bring the power of attorney and your photo ID. You sign for the owner as their attorney-in-fact, and our bill of sale says so.
Before you sign · Selling for someone else
Selling a car for someone else?
A parent moving to assisted living, an estate, a power of attorney. Here is what Tennessee asks for in each case, and the forms you sign with us.
01 · Your situation
What Tennessee asks for.
You’re the executor or administrator
Tennessee asks the executor named in the will, or the administrator the court appointed, to sign the title, with the probated will or certified letters testamentary or of administration.
You’re the surviving spouse, with no will
Tennessee lets a surviving spouse put the title in their own name with the existing title and a copy of the death certificate, at no cost within a year of the death. Then you sell it as the owner.
You’re an heir, with no will and no spouse
When the estate needs no court administration, every heir signs Tennessee’s Affidavit of Inheritance (RV-F1310501), and the vehicle can be titled and sold.
Call first. It saves a trip.Every family’s paperwork is a little different. Your buyer tells you exactly what your situation needs before you gather anything, and we come to you: a home, an assisted-living community, a lawyer’s or a bank’s office.
We’re not attorneys. If an estate is contested, has debts to settle, or is waiting on the court, talk with an estate attorney first. We’re glad to work alongside them.
Sources: Tennessee Department of Revenue
- GI-4, Inherited Vehicle: Title and Registration ↗
- GI-3, Title to a Surviving Spouse ↗
- GI-6, Who Must Sign the Affidavit of Inheritance ↗
- Affidavit of Inheritance (RV-F1310501) ↗
Read 2026-10-23. Tennessee’s rules for estates change and every estate is different; confirm with your county clerk or attorney.
02 · Your paperwork with us
The same three forms, signed on their behalf.
03 · Every form, blank
Read them now. Sign them once.
04 · Good questions
Before you say yes.
We come to you.