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Answers To Some of Your Survey Questions
* WHEN DO YOU NEED A LAND SURVEYOR?
- When buying land, to protect the investment you are
about to make.
- When selling land, to insure that your are selling
just that part intended.
- When land is not clearly defined by plat or legal description
- Before land is divided by deed, will, or by a court.
- When a money-lending agency requires a survey, i.e.
for mortgage purposes.
- Before a building, house, or fence is built close to
an indefinite property line.
- Before a lot is conveyed from a larger tract and the
lot has not been surveyed.
- Before timber is to be cut near a property line.
- When purchasing title insurance.
- When a line or corner location is unknown or in dispute.
- When you believe someone is encroaching on your land.
- When clearing land or doing construction in "wetland"
areas under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.
WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE SURVEYOR NEED FROM YOU?
- Ten digit Tax Map Number (i.e.111-00-00-011)
- Why you need the survey.
- All maps or any information you may have about the location of your lines or corners.
* HOW MUCH WILL A SURVEY COST?
Surveyors' fees, like those of other professionals, are dependent on the type of service required, which in turn determines the level of effort and the number of personnel and type of equipment necessary. The following factors help determine the final cost of a survey:
- Information available
- Research required
- Clarity (or vagueness) of the legal description
- Amount of land involved
- Number of property corners
- Improvements such as houses, outbuildings, fences, etc.
- Terrain
- Vegetation
- Accessibility
- Boundary disputes
- Personnel & equipment required
- Surveyor's familiarity with the area
These variables make it difficult to determine exact fees, but based on general experience in the area and the type of work required, the Surveyor can usually furnish an estimate of the costs.
* Portions of this information is used, with permission, from Moe Land Surveying, Inc.
Serving Berkeley County and surrounding areas
with over 35 years of surveying
experience.
CONTACT Winslow Surveying, LLC
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