Tips from your Professional Surveyor

You should know what you are paying for. Don’t be intimidated! Before closing on your real estate investment, ask yourself, your realtor, and your attorney the following ten questions:


1. Where are the physical boundaries of this property?

2. Are visible survey monuments marking the boundaries of this property?

3. Are the fences I see the boundaries of this property?

4. What is the true acreage of this property?

5. Are the house and outbuildings completely within the bounds of this property?

6. Is the house even on the property as described in the deed?

7. Do the neighbors' outbuildings encroach into this property?

8. Are the well, septic tank, and drain lines within the bounds of this property?

9. Are unwritten easements or other unwritten rights affecting the title of this property?

10. What do the neighbors' deeds call for and do they encroach into this property?


Your real estate purchase is clearly one of the most important investments that will be made in your lifetime. If you cannot answer all of the above questions you truly have no idea as to what you are purchasing or what legal problems you may be accepting.

The land surveyor is the only professional who can legally render certified opinions and answers to satisfy the above questions. Don't be rushed into purchasing a problem, for peace of mind, and legal boundaries contact your land surveyor today.
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