I have 2023 BMW i4 - want to end lease early

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@MeekasMom

Can only go back to a BMW dealer.

They can buy it yes. More in this thread.

"Selling" BMW to dealership?

Yes, many will But you can get bids to get an idea as to the value

Get quotes as if you own it. In CA you can also buy it and resell within 10 days to recover the sales tax. Lightstream used to do short term loans for this.

Third Party Lease Buyout

I recently went through a third-party lease buyout in California. I often see the question on how this is done so I wrote a quick document of my experience: I think the main one I hear is how to avoid paying sales tax twice when selling to a private party. This can be avoided (in CA) by (a) selling you lease within 10 days of acquiring the title from the lessor (b) applying and being approved for a CDTFA-111 from the CDTFA. Note, if you sell to a dealer, the leasing company transfer the ti…