[CA] Pay off lease and sell immediately or sell with lease balance factored into price?

[Kctham18]

Here’s a hand:

List of Lenders that Allow for Third-Party Buyouts

As used car prices soar, many lessees are finding that their vehicles are worth considerably more than their current payoff amount. Instead of simply returning the vehicle at lease end, you may be able to sell the vehicle to a third party (such as Carvana, Shift, Vroom, and CarMax) for a profit. However, some lenders are making it difficult for consumers to access this “lease equity” by charging a higher lease buyout price to third-party buyers than to consumers, or altogether prohibiting third…

There’s plenty of other threads and topics about selling to other third parties, selling to dealers, or even buying it out yourself (save on taxes, CA-only). Good luck with your next steps!