Texas mobile home title problem

[Vanessa C.]

I found a mobile home on 1.25 acres that I was going to buy, made a verbal offer and she accepted. Problem is I looked up the mobile home and it says it’s in someone else’s name and I located in a different city. She said she bought it from Palm harbor used 10 years ago. I had her go there and they said they can’t help her. Anyone have experience with this? 

[Frank Rolfe]

You cannot buy a mobile home without a title anymore than you can buy a car without a title. Getting titles is really hard -- in some states nearly impossible. The normal method is to buy the home and have the seller sign the title and give it to you so you can file it with the state. If you buy this home in the absence of a proper title, there is no guarantee that you didn't just buy the Brooklyn Bridge from somebody who has no actual ownership at all (like a renter in the home).

I would run away from any deal like this if the proper title cannot be provided.