Some people are simply born either stupid or stubborn or both. It is so incredibly annoying to run into clients who insist on doing the most insane things no matter how many different ways you attempt to help them. Some get an insane idea in their head and, by golly, that's exactly how it must be done. It may cost five times more (so they will cuss you for trying to get rich off of them) but that's how it will be done. You can offer them simplifications and short cuts, but............NO WAY. On one job this week the local fellow who farms the cropland adjacent to the homestead being cut off did his best to convince the out-of-state property owner of a smart way to do it. His comments were practically identical to the ones I had offered. They were also essentially the same thoughts as the realtor involved. It's called COMMON SENSE but some clients have none and don't want any, either. On another job this week the client wants the tract to follow this fence, that fence, the next fence, jog over to the next fence, follow it to its end, then extend that line to the quarter section line, then follow the QSL to the section line, then up the section line to the p.o.b. Two problems here. First, every so-called fence is in horrible condition and in desperate need of being replaced............once a few hundred scrubby trees and a few huge ones are removed. The buyer will want to put in all new fences with the seller paying half the expense, plus the cost to clear it all out first. Why not move over a reasonable distance one way or the other to create the line where a new fence can be constructed very simply? Second, the quarter section line is somewhat unimportant as they own on both sides of the line, which is invisible as it crosses several hundred acres of crop land. Establishing said line will more than double the cost of the survey as opposed to selecting a random boundary line that clearly does not touch the quarter section line at any point. The remaining several hundred acres will continue to be farmed the same way no matter where that specific boundary line is laid out. A recent job proved that one property line runs through the house being sold. The owners of the house had purchased a few extra lots to the west of the original residence 30 years ago. Later they expanded the house, crossing over into the next lot by about 20 feet. A couple of years ago they deeded the adjacent lots plus the small old house that came with them to their grandson, not realizing the problem that was created. Guess what. Nobody thinks this is an issue now that the owners have their home listed for sale. I'm insisting on establishing a lot split so the grandson can deed back enough of the lot to clear up the problem. What problem ?????
