This is a difficult question. I am going to give you my personal opinion regarding this question. Simply stated, in no way should my opinion be taken as legal advice or fact. But, since you asked, I’ll do my best to respond with a fair assessment and insight. Keep in...
How to tell the boundary of my property line in the US
There are many online resources that can give you an approximate location of your property, but the only way to know where your property is located is to hire a professional licensed land surveyor. Surveyors are licensed by individual states to perform surveys. The...
Why Are Land Surveys So Expensive?
This dates back to a 1748 essay that Benjamin Franklin wrote that included the phrase “time is money”. Oddly enough, it has also been the title of a song, a film, a cartoon and is even a game on the Price is Right! There are two main factors that surveyors take into...
What Is the Legal Description of a Property?
If you're buying or selling a particular property. You need to know what you're getting. What are the boundary lines of the property? How much are you buying? How much do you price the amount you are selling? You often read lot sizes or property dimensions in property...
How are Land Surveys Conducted?
The process of performing a professional land survey can vary from property to property, but the basic steps are fairly consistent. This is a summary of the process to perform a boundary survey: Authorization: The property owner or purchaser must officially hire the...
What does a dotted line on a property survey mean?
Surveyors are licensed and governed by individual states and their statutes. On top of that, areas have their own trends and nuances that make them unique. There are not federally mandated requirements so a dotted line on a survey in Missouri may mean something...
How Can We Determine Property Lines?
Property lines are typically determined by knowing where your property corners are located.
What Is the Definition of a Land Survey?
What is a land survey? When do you need one? Get answers in this guide, then connect with Cardinal Surveying & Mapping for expert land surveying services.
Why It’s Important To Understand What Topographic Surveys Show
When a boundary survey is prepared, we are typically just concerned with what is happening with the property on a horizontal plane. We don’t take into account the “highs and lows” or elevation change on the property. If you want to know more information about your...
Not Just Another Picket Fence
Imagine you just bought a new house. You look at your fenced in backyard, ready to mow and manicure your new land for years to come. But here’s the problem, you may not own all the land inside the fence or worse, you may own land that is located outside of the fence!...