Ok so I'm buying a car from a friend which he bought from another guy but never got the title in his name. He went to have the titled transfered to his name today and they said it will be 7-10 days. Now my intentions was to pick up the car tomorrow after work. So tomorrow I was going to go to the DMV and register the car and call my insurance company and insure the car. Now the question I have since we ran into this bump during the transaction period is....

Can I get the vehicle registered under my name with just a bill of sale until the title gets here and my friend signs it over or do I have to wait till the title gets here... he signs it over and then I can register and insure the car?

They told him 7-10 days and it will come through the mail.

Might be a dumb question but its been awhile since I bought a car and don't recall everything I need to get it done. Just need some sort of information to see if I can go ahead and pick up the car tomorrow or have to wait till the title comes in.

I will be given + rep to whoever can help me on this!