May 11, 2018 6:18 pm
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When you purchase a piece of property, you might be asked by a title company or by your lender to have an ALTA survey performed on the piece of land. But what exactly is an ALTA survey, and how do you know if this is a necessary step in your property purchase? An ALTA (American Land Title Association) survey is always performed by a registered, licensed surveyor in accordance with the Association’s specified standards, as well as the standards highlighted by the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping (ACSM). The survey is extremely detailed and must meet these stringent specifications... View Article
April 2, 2018 3:06 pm
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You wouldn’t buy a car without taking it for a test drive, and you wouldn’t purchase a home without first having it inspected by a professional. Why, then, would you buy a piece of land without having a professional come take a look and perform a boundary survey in Guadalupe County, TX? Before you purchase that property, you’d have a crew draw a map of the land by conducting a plat survey. A plat is a map that defines property boundaries to scale. Since you can’t just create a map by hand and expect it to be accurate, professionals conduct... View Article
February 26, 2018 7:45 pm
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Even if you have owned your property for years, you may have never had your own land survey performed to clearly determine the surrounding property lines. This is not uncommon; in fact, many homeowners and commercial property owners don’t look into hiring a land surveyor until something comes up, like a legal dispute with a neighbor or needing to build a privacy fence for the first time. Additionally, people don’t realize the amount of work it takes to survey land. There are many misconceptions about the work and research that goes into a boundary survey in New Braunfels, TX. One... View Article
December 18, 2017 10:36 pm
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Do you know exactly where your property ends and begins? While your immediate reaction might be to say yes, take a second to think about it. Do you really know, or do you just think you do? For most homeowners, their only indication of the precise location and size of their property is the information provided to them when they purchased their home. Many of those same people might not realize their land might actually be larger or smaller than think. Unfortunately, the misunderstanding isn’t often realized until there is a property line dispute between neighbors. That’s where boundary survey... View Article
November 6, 2017 2:40 pm
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Property deeds are important articles that play an essential role in society. A deed is a legally binding article that describes a given plot or piece of property and identifies the owner of a piece of land. When a piece of land is sold, the deed is an essential part of the transfer. The names of the parties that are selling and buying the property are signed on the deed to establish a legal transfer of ownership from a grantor to a grantee. In order for deeds to be legally viable, they must meet certain criteria. One of the main... View Article
