Trying to buy Land in GA but have title issues - anyone have experience?

[Alan Asriants]

Hey BP community, 

I have been under contract for a while on a piece of property out in GA. It is a 40acre tract of land that was owned in an estate. 

To make a long story short, there are a lot of potential heirs of the property as the owner of the estate had many children and subsequently many grand and great grand children. 

However, only one person has been paying the taxes on the property - the gentlemen I went under contract with. He has been paying the taxes for many many years.

With the question of the exact amount of Heirs on the property, the attorney cannot provide a clear title as there may be people who have ownership rights. 

Some land was sold off years ago without this issue, but I understand why the attorney can't guarantee clean title.

Has anyone dealt with something like this? Would really appreciate the help! TY