I just finished a large Survey were the Closing attorney sent me a Title Commitment and wanted me to list them on the survey , also include a legal description on the survey . I asked was this supposed to be an ALTA Survey and they said no , just a survey . I kept asking them sure looks like an ALTA nope just a survey . Then at the end of the review with the lenders Attorney I get hit with one of the OLD long Form Certifications from the old days and say if I dont sign it I will hold up a couple million dollar deal . I indicate that I will not sign it and that I will send it to my Attorney and Insurance Carrier , they start back pedaling and tell me to mark it up so I can sign it . By the time I got finished with it , it only talked about what flood zone it was in they excepted it. It was one of those sign your first born deals .
Here is a comment from the lenders attorney and my comment back.
7. There is a drawing of railroad ties . The bank is asking if these are landscaping things or have something to do with actual railroad tracks.
I did not see any railroads on site? , I indicated railroad ties , as they are being used to support soil in a manner, to be used as a retaining wall.
> 7. There is a drawing of railroad ties . The bank is asking if these are landscaping things or have something to do with actual railroad tracks.
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> I did not see any railroads on site? , I indicated railroad ties , as they are being used to support soil in a manner, to be used as a retaining wall.
FWIW, around here we call them timber crib walls.
Never say Railroad Ties
unless there is a railroad.
I call them either landscape timbers or retaining wall timbers, or creosote timbers or whatever fits the best.
Remember you are dealing with some attorney trying to justify their pay, so don't give them any kindling to start a fire.
Randy
Never say Railroad Ties
Always referred to them as a crosstie or XTIE.