@murphy Since the DM module isn't working on this site, feel free to email me. My email address is g_surveyor_connect-at-strittermed.org (I gave Surveyor Connect their own folder on my email server). Thanks!
@gstritter i just got off the tractor and saw you needed a rough price. I think most surveyors are reasonable, actually i think many do it way to cheap. Plug in the numbers but think of it this way roughly. At minimum 15 to 45 minutes with you the client and the professional who is liable for any mistakes. So plug in whatever hourly rate. Then a hour if lucky to get to courthouse to do all the research of not just your property deed plats wills historical data but adjoining property owners. A hour is getting lucky by the time someone drives to and from gas is not cheap. Then lets say the field work minimum 4 hours maybe 8 if issues arise. Then qa/qc time and resolve the boundary issue’s maybe shows more research is needed or another trip back to the field. Then the time to draft and meet all state standards etc. and delivery and review with you the client maybe even walk it with you. These are generally very conservative numbers and many more things in between. Many things go on that is not visible to the client always and when a client gets a quote they often think it’s outrageous. Most of the time once they understand all the time besides just the field party that is in and out in a few hours they think well that was not long. Kinda like a drs visit. A big bill but you spent more time in waiting room and with the nurse and few minutes with the dr The nurse gathered all the information the dr read or was briefed on it came in to see you and bam heres my bill. Lol. The waiting room or sitting after nurse sees you is all the other things going on other patients or reviewing etc. Some of these others can probably explain better than i. You most definitely came to the right place some very good folks here from all over. Now to dr my yellow jacket stings and hornets i got into today.
Wow! I had no idea how much work was involved! So 1.5 - 2 days of work, or maybe more for a simple residential plot. I'm glad you took the time to explain it to me.
@gstritter I imagine once you get your professional surveyor reserved he or she will explain. Maybe not in the way i did but probably better. Yes I would start with a 3 day expectation at minimum. But from the start date to final could be longer but hours devoted to your plot a 3 day is about right at a start.
OK. Not 1.5 days but 3 days at a minimum. Good to know. Here’s hoping you didn’t get too many hornet stings!!
@gstritter lol yellow jackets first as i was swatting them from tractor seat i some how hit the hornets nest in the tree line. I am sure it would have made a good three stooges skit. The man i was cutting for is 93 and he said i never in my life saw someone jumping around on a tractor like that. Let us know how things work out for you and such.
It varies by state, and individual surveyor; But cost is usually the biggest factor.
I mostly do residential boundary work; I like helping people. But I can't work for free. Most people are clueless when it comes to boundary issues. That's not a bad thing; that's why you want to hire a professional.
As evident by this thread; it's pretty complicated. In the end, you need to get with your neighbor to find an equitable solution; or the court will force one on you, based the evidence presented by the attorneys. That will be fairly expensive; is it going to be worth it?
It sounds like you've already had your property surveyed. If your neighbor disagrees; he will need to hire one as well. If he doesn't, and it goes to court, he will most likely lose.
It sounds like the disagreement is over who owns the "road". If it's a public Right-of-Way, then everyone does; if it's a dedicated easement, then it's owned by the dominant estate using the easement, but the fee simple owner of the servient estate owns the land.
Like I said; it's complicated.
Good luck, @gstritter , in getting this resolved!
@dougie, I still haven’t found anyone to do the survey yet!
@t-ford, the fact that folks in NC are asking folks in LA for survey help is not a good sign for my efforts to get one done for my Mom.
Just so you're clear on this typically only people licensed in your state can perform survey work in your state.
Licensed Land Surveyor
Finger Lakes Region, Upstate New York
I still haven’t found anyone to do the survey yet!
I thought you said you had a survey done? What did they do for you?
If you're just looking for someone to tell you who owns the street; hire an attorney. My guess is they're coming out of the woodwork...
I still haven’t found anyone to do the survey yet!
If you're just looking for someone to tell you who owns the street; hire an attorney. My guess is they're coming out of the woodwork...
We need to charge more than a lawyer than. If no one has time to do a property survey for 9 months in NC, then the NC surveyors simply aren't charging enough.
BTW my DO IT NOW price in my area would be $7,500 (plus unknowns).
We need to charge more than a lawyer ...
We do, indeed, need to charge more. But perhaps not for immediate gratification. We need to charge more for the long term good of the profession. To be able to pay good wages and benefits, so that we can attract the new blood.
built a fence on their property
IF the fence is on their property as you said, unless your mom has some sort of easement how do you know ? Did your mom ever have a survey done, or title work to review? Did the neighbors?
Sorry you're not getting any response, but I have to say I get these kinds of calls and the red flags fly pretty quick. It's a lose/lose situation for a land surveyor, and everyone expects us to work for peanuts.
I get these kinds of calls and the red flags fly pretty quick.
I've been waiting for someone to say it ....
I've been waiting for someone to say it ....
you're welcome.
