My question involves vehicle registration or title in the state of: Michigan.
My parents neighbor (john) has a friend (Stash) that left a boat on Johns property. John wanted to sell me the boat but was asking too much. 3 years later John calls me and says he will sell me the boat cheap and needs it gone ASAP. I tell John OK and that I will pay him once I get a signed title. John tells me come get the boat and we will work out the money later. Now I'm finding out the real story. Stash got the boat from somebody that owed him money and then stored it at John's house. I have asked John for the title repeatedly but he keeps saying he is working on it and he will get it from Stash. If he really wanted the money he would produce the signed title, right? I am thinking that John nor Stash has the title. I now have possession of the boat and would like to title it so that I may be able to fix it and sell it. The last year the boat was in the water was 2007 (from the hull sticker). How do I go about getting the title for the boat. I know my 1st step would be to check the HIM to make sure the boat isn't stolen. After that what do I do?

