Land Survey Cost / Surveyor Recommendation Needed

[Didymus1of12]

"Perhaps you should chill out. Your completely pointless lecture offers no value, except for the joy you must obtain from hearing yourself spout off.
My home inspection didn't cost that much and the house is huge and ancient. I guarantee the home inspection will take longer than a survey. I have already done some research and $500-$550 seems to be the going rate, so it seems you got on your high horse for nothing. The $650 quote was $100 too high, as I thought."

There are many factors involved. By the way, do you also feel the same way about architects' and engineers' prices?
Surveyors purchase costly equipment, we undergo years of training, we even pass proficiency tests just to be able to practice our profession. We must attend, on a yearly basis Continuing Education Classes to maintain out licenses.
Just to survey your piece of property, a surveyor has to perform the following tasks:
Obtain records of the ORIGINAL survey, not just the latest.
Acquire deeds and other pertinent information about EVERY piece of property touching your land.
Check with all regulatory entities (county, city, etc) for any regulations affecting the property.
Compile the data into a working file.
Visit the site, locate all property monumentation in the immediate vicinity, measure same, locate and tie fences, buildings, improvements, utilities, etc. This involves removing brush, negotiating steep terrain, climbing fences, etc.
Process the data and prepare a drawing of same.
Possibly write a metes and bounds description.
Present the submittal to the client.
Collect our fee (very important).
Be ready to defend our findings IN COURT.
I really do not believe you had any idea as to what that cost should have been, you just didn't like paying the sum mentioned. By the way, in Texas, ALL monuments must be set, according to our laws, so you might mention that to your surveyor.

[Didymus1of12]

"Perhaps you should chill out. Your completely pointless lecture offers no value, except for the joy you must obtain from hearing yourself spout off.
My home inspection didn't cost that much and the house is huge and ancient. I guarantee the home inspection will take longer than a survey. I have already done some research and $500-$550 seems to be the going rate, so it seems you got on your high horse for nothing. The $650 quote was $100 too high, as I thought."

There are many factors involved. By the way, do you also feel the same way about architects' and engineers' prices?
Surveyors purchase costly equipment, we undergo years of training, we even pass proficiency tests just to be able to practice our profession. We must attend, on a yearly basis Continuing Education Classes to maintain out licenses.
Just to survey your piece of property, a surveyor has to perform the following tasks:
Obtain records of the ORIGINAL survey, not just the latest.
Acquire deeds and other pertinent information about EVERY piece of property touching your land.
Check with all regulatory entities (county, city, etc) for any regulations affecting the property.
Compile the data into a working file.
Visit the site, locate all property monumentation in the immediate vicinity, measure same, locate and tie fences, buildings, improvements, utilities, etc.
Process the data and prepare a drawing of same.
Possibly write a metes and bounds description.
Present the submittal to the client.
Collect our fee (very important).
Be ready to defend our findings IN COURT.
I really do not believe you had any idea as to what that cost should have been, you just didn't like paying the sum mentioned. By the way, in Texas, ALL monuments must be set, according to our laws, so you might mention that to your surveyor.

[Obrero]

What you listed is worth about $550 to me and that is what I paid. Thanks for playing.

[pcibellisjr]

Try PMC Land Surveying, 908-850-4304, they charge 600.00 for a property survey with legal description for anything under an acre of property and 95.00 per corner. A very quick response time, usually 5 business days from when they receive the order.