When I purchased my boat in AZ. we arranged to have my bank wire transfer the funds into the selers account. The seller prior to signing over the boat, called his bank and verified the funds were in place, and it was a done deal.
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Phebus - How did you arrange to do the wire transfer? I assume you need the routing number from the sellers bank account. Did you contact your bank with the routing number and they took care of it? I have never done a wire transfer individual to individual.