# Trading in '21 Hyundai Sonata SE before the lease is up? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Hackrs\ **Tags:** fl, lease-end-purchase, 3rd-party-buyout\ **Created:** [December 26, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/trading-in-21-hyundai-sonata-se-before-the-lease-is-up/518673 "2023-12-26T20:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [December 26, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/trading-in-21-hyundai-sonata-se-before-the-lease-is-up/518673/2 "2023-12-26T21:55:53Z")
> [@bigkohuna](#): > > I’ve heard of people trading in their leases early and somehow making money off them which they rollover into a new lease or just keep the cash on. Not sure what the buyout for her Sonata is for when the lease is up but I believe it’s around $15k. First get the actual payoff from HMF Second, go through the list of third parties who will buy your lease, plug-in the VIN as if you own it, see how much anyone will actually pay for it. This will help you to establish a trade-in value. > [@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/): > > 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… The challenge with HMF is they are impossibly slow to process a lease buy-out. Very few third parties want to buy out their leases. You may need to buy it yourself first (and pay any sales tax) for someone to buy it. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/trading-in-21-hyundai-sonata-se-before-the-lease-is-up/518673)._