Purchasing a home is one of the largest and most important decisions that you were going to make during your lifetime. There are many steps and phases to purchasing a home including; getting approved for a loan, having a home inspections, obtaining a clear title and...
You would think that with all the decades of experience homebuilders have, and with all the technology that we have at our fingertips that we would be able to know just how big of a house can fit on a lot without “going over”. Apparently, that’s not always the case....
An Elevation Certificate (EC) doesn’t have an expiration date per say, but there are some factors that do play a role in determining if an EC is still “good”. First thing to keep in mind is to consider if the FIRM been updated? The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) are...
To date, Cardinal Surveying & Mapping has performed over 35,000 surveys in the greater St Louis area. Out of all those surveys rarely do we come across something as drastic as what we found a while back that is still worth mentioning! Here’s the quick version: A...
Owning property can be a complex situation. What you can do with it depends, in part, on where the property line ends and where it is situated. We have broken it down to the most important things to think about when determining what you can do with your property and...
Yes, it may sound silly but I think it’s a good time to revisit what a Land Survey is and the importance with understanding what it is and how to communicate it to your clients. What Exactly Is a Land Survey? A land survey is a combination of three things: science, a...
