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I have a piece of property that I wanted surveyed. I am not sure if it was surveyed in the past or not. I remember seeing a plat but can't seem to find it. Is there a way to find out if it was surveyed before other than calling multiple companies to find out? I did call one place and they quoted a price of $4500 for surveying 2 acres. That price seems really high to me. Anyone have experience?
How would we know? We don't know how big the parcel is, where it is located, any special concerns (weird topography, etc) Talk to two other companies and you'll have three prices. That should give you a good idea.
I spent $245 for a surveyor last week, but all I needed was a flood elevation certificate to see if I could lower my flood insurance cost any. So, I don't know if that's the same thing at all. The house is just on a small city lot.
I spent $245 for a surveyor last week, but all I needed was a flood elevation certificate to see if I could lower my flood insurance cost any. So, I don't know if that's the same thing at all.
Not even close to the same. He was measuring for elevation.
I am in CA. The surveyors can do a recorded survey, it was quoted as $2000 or more. They can do an unrecorded survey, just marking the corners for $800 or so. That survey would not be recorded with the county and could not be used in court, but the corners are accurately marked. I had 5 corners to mark... 1/3 acre treed lot. The surveyor did find the original wooden wheel that were placed on the points in the original subdivision surveys. I went with the unrecorded survey.
Thanks everyone... I was just surprised at how much it costs but they did mention that it was cheaper during other seasons when it is slower...
Yeah, they'll charge whatever the market will bear (but $4.5K for 2 acres sounds high). Do your tax bills show a legal description on them? (Or look up your Deed--the legal description should be on that.) If it's part of a platted subdivision, it would have been surveyed as part of the process to record the plat. If your legal description is a metes and bounds description, someone had to come up with that. It's unlikely that the property was never surveyed previously. How long ago did you acquire the property?
Even if you can find a recorded survey, if you can't find boundary markers you may still want to have a stakes-in-the-ground survey.
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