The 9 steps to a title

The majority of this is accurate, as I just went through the process and received my title in June (having stated the process at the end of April). However, there was no judge to appear before. The clerk in the title division verified that all items were accounted for and had a judge (any judge in the court house) sign the title authorization. It truly isn't a huge process, just a lot of downtime/waiting for each step/process. The clerk told me she does between 30-50 per week. The inspection was probably by the State Highway Patrol was probably the worst part. They kept questioning EVERYTHING. Also, be aware, they DO NOT accept "printed" receipts from online stores. So, Ebay, Amazon, VTS......according to signs posted everywhere in their buildings, they aren't accepted. So I did not give them those during the inspection

Those were my thoughts exactly!  Lol.  I didn't question it though......cause I was already fearful after spending what we spent to put into it that they wouldn't pass it. 

I've been researching this for both Idaho and Washington....I live on the Washington side of the WA/ID border and bought from a couple on the ID side. Buying with current title situation was a risk for me but decided it was worth it for the price I got on the rig.

The former owner has been communicating with the guy he bought it from and they went to the licensing office, filled out forms, signed together/notarized and now just waiting for the title to show up to the guy I just bought it from so we can then do the transfer.

In WA however, when "ownership in doubt" there is a section of the code that allows for bonded title or three year title without reg (if no one lays claim to the rig in those three years, they issue you a free and clear title upon expiry of the 3 years.) So, worst case, I do the latter route which requires a title search, sending letters to last listed owners IF shows up with a WA title record...and this rig won't need the state patrol inspection and extra paperwork for that since it's over 10 years.

Now, the website makes it sound pretty cut and dry and fairly simple...however in matters of licensing vehicles and when situations are out of ordinary (as I experienced trying to reg a '64 vespa I bought) sometimes things get much less clear and much more complicated.

Will be contacting couple tomorrow, need to pick up the dinette table from them anyways, hopefully title is on it's way to them but actually sounds easier to do the app for the 3 year reg w/o title!