Why do I need A Survey?
The cost of a survey is small relative to the important investment you are about to make. Without a survey, your title policy will not cover things that a survey would reveal. A new survey can bring issues to light concerning the property so that they may be addressed before closing. Here are just a few things a survey may uncover.
The bottom line is that a survey shows what you are really buying.
- Are there any easements (rights of others to use your land) and if so, where are they located?
- Are there any set back lines and if so, are they violated?
- Are there any wetland or tideland areas and if so, where are they located?
- Are all of the improvements (buildings, fences, pools, driveways) located within the legal boundaries of the land?
- Do any of the neighbor's improvements encrouch onto the land (cross over the boundary line)?
- Does the land have legal access to an open street?
- Are there any shared driveways or party walls?
- Are your future subdivision or development plans for the (additions, pools, sheds) possible?
- Are what you believe to be the property boundary lines (fences, trees, walkways) actually located on the true boundary lines?