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If it were me, I would ask the current owner to title it in his name and then you buy it from him. Maybe even pay him a little more for his trouble. Clean and easy. He may not go for it due to the hassle to him, but it sounds like you're in for a much bigger hassle if you buy it and try to title it in your State. And once you pay him for it, it's your problem, not his.
The DMV in California would laugh you out of the office if you took that paperwork to them.
Good luck.
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Jim
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