# Need to get rid of Kia lease **URL:** \ **Category:** Buy/Finance\ **Tags:** ca-socal\ **Created:** [March 23, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/need-to-get-rid-of-kia-lease/540226 "2024-03-23T20:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![jeisensc](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/jeisensc/32/224821_2.png) [@jeisensc](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/jeisensc)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/need-to-get-rid-of-kia-lease/540226/4 "2024-03-23T21:03:08Z")
> [@g37\_it](#): > > What would the smart decision be? To buy out the lease and then sell the car to Carvana/carmax etc.? When I called Kia financial they told me the buyout amount includes taxes but I’m not sure how that works if I finance the car then sell it. In CA if you buy the car and sell within 10 days of receiving the title you can get the sales tax refunded > [@Third Party Lease Buyout](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/third-party-lease-buyout/288276): > > 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… Figure out first who will give you the most for your car > [@List of places to sell or value your car online](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/list-of-places-to-sell-or-value-your-car-online/396451/1): > > For the quickest results: Copy your VIN to your clipboard and just paste it into each site. Quicker than plate lookup. Enter “I own the vehicle” where applicable — you don’t need to get into the details of your lease payoff or loan balance until you’ve eventually chosen one entity to sell to. Use a Google Voice or some other device you can turn off at will. Otherwise your real phone will be bombarded initially. In alphabetical order: Buyer Name Direct Link Review Link AutoCo… Others have reported success using Lightstream for an unsecured loan to buy/sell their lease > **[LightStream - Access to this page has been blocked](https://www.lightstream.com/)** > > LightStream online lending offers loans for auto, home improvement and practically anything else, at low rates for those with good credit. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/need-to-get-rid-of-kia-lease/540226)._