HELP! Ford lease ending soon, want to trade-in for a non-Ford vehicle

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Ford doesn’t allow it.

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…

Sell to a Ford dealer or buy it yourself and then sell/trade.

You don’t need to trade to originating dealer. Any Ford dealer will work, or even any dealer network who also has a Ford dealer under their umbrella can get it done. I’m sure you can find something.