When purchasing or refinancing a home, part of the process is to get a title company involved.
Can you get title insurance without a survey?
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Does my property end at the sidewalk or the curb?
There are two factors to consider before we can address this question, the first is your street public (meaning that the right of way for the road is owned by the municipality/county/state) or second, is it a private street (meaning you potentially own the land where the road is but there is an easement in place that gives permission for the land to be used for access).
What if I have lost my property papers?
If you have had a boundary survey performed on your personal property, there are a few resources you can try before you hire a company to re-survey your property. Try contacting one of these sources:
How to find a survey of a property?
Survey records are the property of a land surveyor who performed the work and the individual who hired the company to perform the work. Other than those individuals, the results and drawings of individual property surveys are not public record. However, there a few...
Who Pays For A Land Survey?
Land surveys are typically paid for by the person who is requesting the service to be performed. In many cases, the surveyor may require full or partial payment for the services up-front or prior to beginning the work. However, when a survey is performed in...
Why Is Adverse Possession Needed?
Adverse possession exists as it is a means to correct, fix, or address issues with a land owners deed and title. Here’s an example of what this really looks like. A person wants to purchase the home located at 123 Main Street. In addition to the house, there is a...
Can I Sue Land Surveyors Who Are On My Land?
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...