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...
Survey Nightmares: But the assessor said…
We recently ran into a situation where an experienced REALTOR® ran into a situation where she was being advised that “the surveying company is wrong” stated by an employee who works in the Assessor’s office. She was also told that our boundary survey did not match...
3 Things You Should Know About Owning Property pt3
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 three very important things to think about when determining what you can do with your property and...
3 Things You Should Know About Owning Property pt2
Owning property can be a complex situation. What you can do with it depends on where the property line ends and where it is situated. We have broken it down to three very important things to think about when determining what you can do with your property and what you...
3 cosas que debes saber, propietario de una propiedad, parte 1
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 three very important things to think about when determining what you can do with your property and...
Survey Nightmare: The Dreaded “Wide Open Field Behind Us” Scenario
Your buyers walk out onto the back patio and instantly fall in LOVE with the HUGE back yard! There’s nothing but woods and lots of vacant, wide open space – which is going to be great for their young kids. Lots of space for a swing set, a swimming pool, a fire pit,...
Insurance for Land Surveyors | St Charles Mo | Cardinal Surveying
We’re all human. We all have the ability to make errors, mistakes, and miscalculations. So what happens when we make mistakes? Who ends up paying? Is it ultimately the client, the surveyor…or hopefully someone else? Hopefully the land surveyor that you trust your...
Land Surveying | Location Doesn’t Determine Ownership
If you park your car in my driveway, does that make it my car? If you had a Jaguar, BMW, or Mercedes I’d be only too happy to take them off your hands (assuming they are paid for). But you know as well as I do, that just because it’s on my property, it doesn’t make it...
Assessor Data Isn’t 100% Reliable, Accessor Property Records
The internet has made our lives so much easier. No more going to the courthouse to pull tax records – we can look that information up online!While it’s great to have that information, it can become information overload at our fingertips, which ultimately can be...
What is A Legal Description | Surveying Subdivision Of Land
A legal description, also known as a property description, describes a tract of land. This description provides information that a surveyor can use to identify an area of land on the ground. It is the written word that conveys the location of a piece of property....