Can you image how you would feel if you bought a vacant piece of land when you thought you were buying a piece of land with a house on it? I can only imagine the headache this has become for the current owner and neighbor, as well as their lenders.
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...
What exactly is a land survey? A land survey is a combination of three things: science, a profession, and technique.
Top 5 Reasons to Have Your Property Surveyed
When purchasing or refinancing a home, part of the process is to get a title company involved.
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).
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:
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...
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...
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...