Transferring car title from another state

We are going to buy a relative's car, which is titled and registered in Virginia.  I have been reading the NJ MVC process for transferring a title for a car, as well as the Virginia DMV regulations on selling a car, and am still confused about what exactly we need to do, and in what order.  I am thinking that the seller fills out the "Seller" section on the back of their title, and I fill out the "Buyer" section, and we bring that title, along with a receipt of sale (can be handwritten) to the NJ MVC.  Do we have to do anything with the Virginia DMV?  Is there anything else we'd have to do for the NJ MVC?  If anyone has done this before and has some insight, I would truly appreciate it!

RichardR said:

We are going to buy a relative's car, which is titled and registered in Virginia.  I have been reading the NJ MVC process for transferring a title for a car, as well as the Virginia DMV regulations on selling a car, and am still confused about what exactly we need to do, and in what order.  I am thinking that the seller fills out the "Seller" section on the back of their title, and I fill out the "Buyer" section, and we bring that title, along with a receipt of sale (can be handwritten) to the NJ MVC.  Do we have to do anything with the Virginia DMV?  Is there anything else we'd have to do for the NJ MVC?  If anyone has done this before and has some insight, I would truly appreciate it!

if you’re going to be driving the car back to jersey to register it, you will have to get a temporary tag from Virginia dmv. Then register it in New Jersey.
The other option is to let them mail you the title signed by the seller, then you fill in the buyer part, and register it in your name. Then go pick it up with your jersey plates. You don’t need a receipt of sale, just put down the price you paid for it on the back of the title with the mileage. 

There’s a police officer at the union dmv that could assist you with filling out the registration paperwork.

So, they were going to drive it up here to New Jersey.  Assume that means we don't have to do anything in Virginia?  And also assume that the only thing that they would have to do with the title is complete the seller part?

RichardR said:

So, they were going to drive it up here to New Jersey.  Assume that means we don't have to do anything in Virginia?  And also assume that the only thing that they would have to do with the title is complete the seller part?

Yes and yes.

You will owe tax on the transfer price.

When my parents (who lived in Texas) gave us a car, we just drove it up here with the Texas plates on and then handled everything in NJ MVC. I don't think we ever had to do anything with Texas. 

Thank you all for your help!