What is a property survey and do I need one

Imagine you buy your dream property in the countryside and build a cabin on it. Later, you find out the boundaries your neighbor pointed out to you were not accurate. Your cabin actually lies on his property. According to law, the cabin that is built on any property belongs to the owner of that property. Merry Christmas, dear neighbor!

Even if you buy in the city this can happen, and it often does. A new home owner tears down an old garage and builds a newer, bigger one. Later, the neighbor complains that it is partially on his property. You rebut that it cannot be since it is on your side of the fence. Your neighbor points out that the fence was built by him on his property. It is not the property line. Whoops!.

Please, do not think you can do it yourself with your portable GPS, either. It does not have the necessary accuracy to locate the exact property line. Online the sophistication of a professional surveyor’s equipment is adequate. Also, consider that every property is an irregular shape, even more so in the Eastern U.S.

The purpose of a property survey is to protect your interests. You need to know where your limits are, so you can obey them and keep your possessions and structures contained for the sake of ownership. If you do not care about it, you will surely pay for it later on in the form of a dispute with your neighbor. Then you have the bad feelings to contend with and all the fallout from it.

Hiring a realtor like Jerry Armen, will mean taking care of details like the property survey. Just like the property survery, you need to protect your interests and a professional realtor make sure you don’t miss anything.