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What Is A Survey

There are many types of surveys. The most common, a Physical Survey—sometimes referred to as Building Location Survey, House Location Survey, Land Survey, Property Survey, or Mortgage Survey—is a legal document drawn to scale containing a map of your property, signed and sealed by a professional land surveyor. A Physical Survey will show the locations of prominent physical improvements within or near your property such as buildings, fences, pools, driveways, sidewalks, parking lots, decks, etc. Additionally, any restrictions that exist on the property such as public easements, private easements, or building setback lines that are drawn/noted on the recorded plat will also be depicted on a Physical Survey.

Why Are They Important

Sometimes prospective homeowners will weigh the value of a new survey against its cost and decide to use an existing older survey or even no survey at all. Usually this decision is made with little knowledge of what a survey is and what it reveals about one of the largest purchases they will ever make – their new home.

Surveys are done in order to produce a reliable, current description of the property in question. Buying a new home can be a fun and exciting process. There are many important steps that you will have to take before someone hands you the keys to your new dream home, some of which are considered optional but no less important. Let us explain why it is a good idea to get a survey of your future property even though the banks do not always require them.

Why Do I Need a Survey

There are many reasons why future or current land owners should have a Physical Survey of their property, even if it’s not required. Here are a few of the most important reasons: