Deceased transfer deed?

[Frankie Betancourt]

Hello, i am trying to buy a house from an elderly person but having alot of trouble the deed is not in hes name but hes fathers name and he has not been alive for 150 years i went to speak with an attorney and he told me it would cost around 2,500 just in fees for paper work  and we would have to visit hes office 3 times to get everything done as i do not have that much time to scedule appointments in advance to see him and i do not even know the elderlys schedule of availability  is this the only way or is there any other options around this?