Let's say you are buying a house. Is there any reason to have another survey done if the seller still has the original survey and has provided it to you? There's nothing on the property other than the structure reflected on the survey.
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How old is the survey? If it is fairly new, you don't necessarily need a new survey. Will the Seller be providing a T-47 Affidavit? Have you walked the property to look for potential boundary issues?
The survey is from 2015 when the house was built;t. Yes, they have provided a T-47. I have walked the property and unless they picked the house up and moved the house over, nothing seems to have changed. No new buildings on the property and everything there is original construction.
Wouldn't this be a concern for the title company and not you? If they've approved the survey, you should be fine. Buy the extra survey title coverage and be done with it.
Survey says.....
Use the old survey
Use the old survey
I don't know, it's why I am asking.
You should use a real estate agent. If you are using one, you need to find a new one.
RPLS here. You don't need a new survey on a recently platted and developed lot and block as this case looks to be. The one you have may (probably does) suck. But likely so would the one you'd replace it with. Statute of repose is 10 years and so is the Board's willingness to discipline a registrant. If nothing has changed and the title company approves it as to the above mentioned additional coverage just carry on. Do buy the additional coverage.
I am using a RE agent. And I had not yet asked them. I was just curious what y'all might have to say.
Ahh, gotcha. Crazy market right now. Good luck!
Personally, I would want to find the corner steel pins if they installed the with the original survey. If not, I would want it surveyed to have them added. Having them in place and easy to find / marked can help avoid issues 5 years down the road who wants to build a new fence without cooperating with you.
I would want a survey just because and also considering fencing issues and to know exactly where the corner pins are for future reference. Call the surveyor on the copy you have, they might give you a price break. Just tell them you want a site and corner pin survey
If the survey she has isn't junk she should be able to easily find the corners by scaling off the survey and looking around.
Unless this is an older subdivision or the fencing has been redone around the boundaries since the last one there is more cost than value to a new survey.
Unless this is an older subdivision or the fencing has been redone around the boundaries since the last one there is more cost than value to a new survey.
When I purchased my home, we used a survey that was 8-10 years old at the time and that had accompanied the original owner's purchase of the house from the builder. As a first time home buyer I didn't know better, my agent advised me to save the money on the survey, and the survey was good enough for the lender etc.
When I refinanced about 3-4 years later my lender required a new survey. My new survey noted a utility easement that was not noted on the original survey, so while my fence didn't move, I lost 5' of my backyard's usability vs what I thought when I purchased the house. Also both my neighbors fences encroached on my property. I was not pleased.
I may be wasting money in the future but I will always get a fresh survey if for no other reason than a QA/QC check of the previous one.
When I refinanced about 3-4 years later my lender required a new survey. My new survey noted a utility easement that was not noted on the original survey, so while my fence didn't move, I lost 5' of my backyard's usability vs what I thought when I purchased the house. Also both my neighbors fences encroached on my property. I was not pleased.
I may be wasting money in the future but I will always get a fresh survey if for no other reason than a QA/QC check of the previous one.
Are you in Texas? If so I would go with the 2015 survey.
We decided to get a new survey. Partly because the corner pins appear to now be buried under dirt or plants… couldn't locate 3 of them.
One thing I have learned in my life is not to ask advice from people who are not in the particular field. E.g. don't ask a plumber for electrical advice and vice versa. I have yet to meet a single real estate agent who knows land surveying and I work with them all the time.jpd301 said:
When I purchased my home, we used a survey that was 8-10 years old at the time and that had accompanied the original owner's purchase of the house from the builder. As a first time home buyer I didn't know better, my agent advised me to save the money on the survey, and the survey was good enough for the lender etc.
When I refinanced about 3-4 years later my lender required a new survey. My new survey noted a utility easement that was not noted on the original survey, so while my fence didn't move, I lost 5' of my backyard's usability vs what I thought when I purchased the house. Also both my neighbors fences encroached on my property. I was not pleased.
I may be wasting money in the future but I will always get a fresh survey if for no other reason than a QA/QC check of the previous one.
As an RPLS here in Texas, I have had people come to me asking if they should get a survey or not. Most of the time my answer is yes but there have been some that had recent surveys that looked good to me and I told them a new one was not necessary.
Just reach out to a local surveyor with any questions you have about land surveying. We don't charge for an email or a phone call like lawyers lol.
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