Car titles

Best advice is do not hand any money over other than possibly a deposit until the title comes with the car.

Once a guy has all the money for a car with no title he has not motivation to help you.

Go to the state & ask for the bonded title form, as part of the process they try to contact the last titled owner.
Yeah I know , and knew better . But the price was too good to pass up . I got a shout out to a title company locally . They might be able to help ( fingers crossed ) . Threw out a text to guy in Alabama thought I'd try that route . That was stopped dead in it's tracks as they now have a new commissioner that requires a visual if the car hasn't been registered within the last 15 years and I have no idea when it was last licensed.