How a Mortgage Survey Supports a Smooth Home Closing
Buying a home means signing a lot of paperwork on closing day. One of those documents may be a mortgage survey. If you have never seen one, you might not think about it until a question comes up. Maybe a fence looks like it sits in the wrong spot. Maybe a shed looks too close […]
Planning a Fence Project With a Boundary Survey
A new fence sounds like a weekend project. Pick a line, set the posts, hang the panels. But the spot you choose matters more than the panels you buy. Put a fence a foot over the real property line and you can end up moving it later, or working things out with a neighbor. A […]
ALTA Survey vs. Standard Boundary Survey: Which One Does Your Property Need?
The real decision driver isn’t the size of your lot or how much detail you want. It’s what a third party, your lender, your title insurer, or the buyer’s attorney, is going to demand before they’ll sign off. Guess wrong on a deal, and you could lose weeks waiting on a new survey while your […]