Sometimes it's worth it to hire a land surveyor

[Jstpssng]

Yes.....but It is not likely that a corner 15' out of wack would create that problem, unless in a city environment.

As you can see, I was editing my post as you wrote this. Please note my edits above.

 

[Jstpssng]

My point being......why would the seller have paid for a survey?
I do understand why you would.

Another point; my observation over the years is that the less land somebody owns, the more apt they are to be picky about it.
Some of the biggest conflicts can arise over miniscule differences.

A surveyed property with well defined lines is more valuable than something which is "there."

 

[two_bit_score]

Yes.....but It is not likely that a corner 15' out of wack would create that problem, unless in a city environment.

It is in a city so yes, that is different than a 1,000 ac wooded tract. But even that would depend on how far it Is from the opposing corner. 15’ off over 200’ in the woods is one thing. Over 4,000’ its significant.

 

[two_bit_score]

Another point; my observation over the years is that the less land somebody owns, the more apt they are to be picky about it.
Some of the biggest conflicts can arise over miniscule differences.

A surveyed property with well defined lines is more valuable than something which is "there."

And a smaller parcel in a downtown area is sold by Sq. Feet.

In this particular situation it also cut into my Street frontage.

 

[Jstpssng]

And a smaller parcel in a downtown area is sold by Sq. Feet.

In this particular situation it also cut into my Street frontage.

We used to find problems just doing mortgage inspections with a cloth tape. In one case I remember a garage in a subdivision which was built off the property because they based their property on the abutters line, without realizing there was an unbuilt road between the two ownerships. In that case a look at the plat would have shown it... which is how I knew.

 

[two_bit_score]

We used to find problems just doing mortgage inspections with a cloth tape. In one case I remember a garage in a subdivision which was built off the property because they based their property on the abutters line, without realizing there was an unbuilt road between the two ownerships. In that case a look at the plat would have shown it... which is how I knew.

Great example.

I knew a real estate broker who poured a slab on a lot she didn’t own in a brand new subdivision because she wanted save the cost of a survey.

 

[Oaktree]

I think that whenever the politicians decide they want to assess the value of property, they should be required to get an unbiased survey done. It would get these issues discovered earlier and maybe reduce the frequency of them doing backdoor tax increases.

In my state, cities/towns are required to re-assess property every 10 years, so what you propose could get rather pricey. I'd imagine others do the same.
Of course, this is N.H. where we have no income or sales taxes, so property tax is the primary method of raising revenue. While no one (except when you're trying to sell) likes to see their property value go up, I think this system is more fair...everyone's paying taxes on the current value of the property, not what they might have paid for it 30 years ago while newcomers are paying a disproportionate amount.

 

[Jstpssng]

Great example.

I knew a real estate broker who poured a slab on a lot she didn’t own in a brand new subdivision because she wanted save the cost of a survey.

I believe that I mentioned earlier in this thread; a contractor down in Portland Maine built a million dollar home which was 11 inches closer to the property line than zoning ordinances allowed. The error wasn't discovered until the building was complete, and the buyer applied for a mortgage to pay off the construction loan. One of the abutters wouldn't sign off on a variance so they had to move it.

 

[MoKelly]

I believe that I mentioned earlier in this thread; a contractor down in Portland Maine built a million dollar home which was 11 inches closer to the property line than zoning ordinances allowed. The error wasn't discovered until the building was complete, and the buyer applied for a mortgage to pay off the construction loan. One of the abutters wouldn't sign off on a variance so they had to move it.

They had to move the house????

Holy cow.

Here they couldn’t move the house as we all have basements.

MoKelly

 

[Jstpssng]

They had to move the house????

Holy cow.

Here they couldn’t move the house as we all have basements.

MoKelly

As they did. I don't know what ever came out of it, but I hope that the GC had good insurance.