| re many reasons for which land surveys have to | | | | data and the future results. Hence, it is very |
| be conducted. For example, a land surveyor can | | | | important to note that cost of land survey |
| be and individual or a firm or a company who has | | | | greatly depends on the type of work that is |
| the specialized equipment and experience in | | | | required to be undertaken. |
| preparation of maps, boundary surveys for the | | | | There are a several reasons why many property |
| property owners. They are well reputed for | | | | buyers go for new land surveys. At the same |
| providing maps, plans and establishing property | | | | time, recent studies have revealed there are few |
| boundaries for construction projects, title | | | | property buyers who uses the services of |
| insurance, refurbishing and modeling and some of | | | | professional Land Surveyor. This is because, many |
| the other real estate projects. In essence, Land | | | | mortgage companies or the title insurance |
| surveying is the initial and principal requirement for | | | | companies do not emphasize or require the land |
| the purchase of any property. | | | | survey results for their underwriting issues. |
| The Land Surveyor is the person who goes | | | | However, it is important for property buyers be |
| through the different documents and title in order | | | | aware of legal implications or pitfalls which could |
| to obtain a clear and accurate description for your | | | | have an adverse impact on their land titles, value |
| land. They also have to study the adjoining | | | | of the property and disposing the property. Thus, |
| properties of your land so that to ensure no | | | | it is essential land surveying is a foremost |
| problems or conflicts arises in the future. They | | | | requirement in all property matters and relying on |
| are also have to record the physical | | | | outdated practices to evaluate the property |
| measurements of the property and compare | | | | surveyor issues is ill-advised decision. |
| these measurements with the records available to | | | | The existing or old survey plans should be |
| check for any discrepancies or incompatibilities and | | | | definitely acceptable to a seller. Although, these |
| prevent any unanticipated conflicts leading to | | | | existing survey results may be useful to the new |
| litigation. There are many modern and specialized | | | | buyer, it may not be fully acceptable to him since |
| equipments that a land surveyor uses for his land | | | | these old plans will not reveal the actual condition |
| surveying work. | | | | the property. In essence, it is advisable that the |
| For example, for the conducting of the boundary | | | | new buyer should never rely on old surveys of |
| surveys, he may use modern electronic | | | | the property due to obvious reasons. |
| equipment, GPS positioning systems, photo | | | | The new property survey helps the buyer to |
| mapping, measuring tape and may some times | | | | research and analyse the present situation related |
| use a traditional compass to derive accurate | | | | to the property. For example, it will help the buyer |
| measurements. The money spent on land survey | | | | to identify the discrepancies related to boundaries |
| varies from few dollars to many thousand dollars | | | | or any other property related issues. A new |
| depending on the type of survey you wanted. | | | | survey has to be conducted and certified to the |
| Also, it depends on the type of work that has | | | | buyer. |
| been undertaken for investigation, the size and | | | | As buyers, we have to be aware that the land |
| complexity of the project and the nature of the | | | | survey is an essential requirement and it is |
| property, the timing of which the survey has to | | | | protected by the copyright laws the country. |
| be conducted, the prevailing weather conditions. | | | | Hence it is a must that a new land or property |
| Similarly, level of effort on the land survey | | | | survey has to be conducted prior to purchasing a |
| involving the number of visits that are essential to | | | | property or otherwise the purchase of the |
| derive the desired results and the accuracy of | | | | property may be subject to legal issues in the |
| data that has to be compared with the present | | | | future. |