and what advice can you give me to buy a vehicle?
Read DMV brochures, Inform Buyer and Questions and Answers about your certificate of title
and are Proof of Ownership necessary?
The proofs of ownership necessary to register and title a vehicle in New York are different for different types of vehicles, for example, cars, trailers, boats, snowmobiles, manufactured homes.   Acceptable proof of ownership   Obtain proof of ownership in pur chase