Title Company Declined Title Insurance-- Please help
Looking to buy a piece of raw land in California. It is a really nice parcel that I really want to find a way to make it happen. Title company has issue with the title transfer from the sellers relative who grant deeded that parcel to the seller, later the same day as the relative signing the deed over they passed away. Grant deed was notarized, recorded a few days later at the court house. This was 8 years ago. Called notary he didn't remember specifics, but says he would not have notarized if the relative wasn't cognitive of what they were doing. Title Company says they will only insure the sale if the current seller goes to all the heirs of the relative who gave it to him, and gets them to sign off rights to the property. Seller doesn't want to "wake a sleeping bear", and says he won't ask them to do this. I want to make this work, but also want to put money into the property in development and don't want to risk issues down the road. Please Help?