Land Surveying FAQ
Something to remember - Hiring a Professional Land Surveyor protects your largest investment (your house and property. The survey will cost you less time and money than moving a building, retaining wall, drive, fence, gardens, improvements or losing a relationship with a neighbor over a disputed boundary.
I have never heard of a property boundary, so when should I consider having my property surveyed?
Land, property, and the accessories on it are more than likely the largest investments you will ever make, so protect it.
- When purchasing land or a house.
- When selling land or a house. Verify that you are selling only what you intend by using a legal description written by a Surveyor.
- If you don't know where your property lines are located.
- Before improving your property by building a house, garage, accessory building, fence, retaining wall, landscaping, or garden when you are close to a property line.
- If you and your neighbor disagree with the location of a line or corner location.
- You feel like your neighbor may be encroaching onto your property.
- When land is not clearly described by a legal description, subdivision, survey, or plat.
- When subdividing a parcel of land.
- A lending agency can require a survey for mortgage purposes if the property is not well described or ambiguous.
A survey is a great option for my situation but how much will it cost?
There are many different factors that determine the cost of a survey. There is research that needs to be performed, fieldwork both on your property and the surrounding property, and specialized equipment and software.
- Amount of research, drafting, office work, and fieldwork required to perform the survey.
- Quality of your current legal description and whether it is ambiguous.
- Type of equipment and software required to perform the survey.
- Current conditions of the property.
- size of the parcel
- number of unknown property corners.
- building, fences, landscaping, or other improvements.
- Terrain and the accessibility of the site.
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What information might the land surveyor need?
- What is the reason you are looking into a survey and what is the end result you are looking for when it is complete?
- Location of the property you are looking to get a survey on:
- legal description
- document number at the Register of Deeds Office.
- parcel number
- address if available
- title examination papers if available
- Current owner's names and history of ownership.
- Information regarding disagreements with current or past owners and neighbors over the location of property boundaries.
- Information regarding easements for your property (these may be verbal agreements but are important).
- Allow adequate time to research and plan your project by contacting the land surveyor well before the survey is needed.
What should you see when the survey is finished?
- Make sure the services spelled out in your contract were performed.
- Make sure they set all corners shown on the survey.
- A copy of the map that the surveyor drafted.
- A legal description of your property.
What to look for when hiring a Professional Land Surveyor
- Check with the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services to make sure they have a license, their license is up to date and not revoked. You can use the link above to check. Jesrin's Professional Land Surveying number is 3007. Use the "Health/Buisiness Individual Credential/License Search" option. Then put "3007" in the "License Number" and select "Professional Land Survyor" in the "Professions".