Case file — Smoky Mountain Auto (Knoxville, TN). Profile: independent seller of 4x4 and off-road rigs; ~9 years trading; ~42 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 279 Trailhead Rd, Knoxville, TN. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Knoxville lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $599 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~80%; after-sale terms a 6-month powertrain warranty on newer units.
Finding: one unresolved signal — title transfer timing exceeded the state's window in a reader file. Index status: watch, pending a second transaction record.