Mobile Home Title Issues - Should I buy without clear title?

[Reid Hanley]

I have an opportunity to purchase three MH's and the land they all sit on.  The cash flow numbers work on this deal, but there is a red flag in that the titles to the Mobile Homes are not in the sellers name.  There is a clear record of the transfer of ownership of the land to the seller, but the titles to the MHs themselves were not transacted correctly over the years.  They are still titled in the name of two prior sellers ago.  To complicate this further, I believe the Title Holder of record may be deceased now.  What options do I have to acquire legal title to these MH's?