Flipping through the GEICO NOW magazine, came across their advice to homeowners. At what step do most homeowners stop?
It would seem that I have many types of compasses in my truck.
And coming in last, in fifth placeÛ?Û?
Apparently the general public perceive us as a last resort, and wait until the neighbor next door tries to kill the other neighbor over a fence or sprinkler head ÛÏthatÛªs in the wrong placeÛ.
One should always remember that anything you read about something you don't have expert knowledge of is apt to be just as flawed.
My experience with the press is they mostly just guess and make up stuff.
FL/GA PLS., post: 396487, member: 379 wrote: And coming in last, in fifth placeÛ?Û?
Apparently the general public perceive us as a last resort, and wait until the neighbor next door tries to kill the other neighbor over a fence or sprinkler head ÛÏthatÛªs in the wrong placeÛ.
We really should be a last resort. We are expensive ( or at least we should be).
Well, maybe second to last, before an attorney.
Interesting, actually correction, downright depressing that we are as undervalued around the rest of the world as much as we are in Australia.
mattb, post: 396496, member: 8629 wrote: Interesting, actually correction, downright depressing that we are as undervalued around the rest of the world as much as we are in Australia.
Maybe I look at it in a different light. I don't disagree that surveyors are at times a "last resort", but maybe that's a good thing. I didn't get into this business thinking I would get Christmas cards from clients I had performed surveys for over the past year. "Thank you so much for the wonderful survey you did for us!" - signed "The Smiths: L7 B2 Summerfield Addition"
Remember, we do a good deal of our work creating parcels. And while we also do a fair amount of "retracement" (the type of survey mentioned in the magazine article); that "retracement" should not be the time for problems to arise. My point being if we do our work properly for the creation of a parcel and monument it properly, things should proceed in an orderly manner and a resurvey might not ever be needed. And I really think that happens in the majority of instances.
So maybe being the 'last resort' is an indication that more and more of us are doing what we should do on the front end of the chain of title.
mi dos centavos
paden cash, post: 396497, member: 20 wrote: "Thank you so much for the wonderful survey you did for us!" - signed "The Smiths: L7 B2 Summerfield Addition"
p.s. We managed to bailing wire the fence back up, the dog is almost back to normal now, and you've piqued the the curiosity of our neighbor in the field of land surveying. He must have remeasured his lot three or four times now, and re-set that pin as many times - thank you again.
Well at least it doesn't say "for a nominal fee the surveyor will come and....." [emoji53]
I wonder how many surveyors who read, and scoff, at this do it yourself approach wrote their own contract terms and conditions without the input of an attorney.
James Fleming, post: 396517, member: 136 wrote: I wonder how many surveyors who read, and scoff, at this do it yourself approach wrote their own contract terms and conditions without the input of an attorney.
You can start counting with me.
paden cash, post: 396497, member: 20 wrote: didn't get into this business thinking I would get Christmas cards from clients I had performed surveys for over the past year. "Thank you so much for the wonderful survey you did for us!" - signed "The Smiths: L7 B2 Summerfield Addition"
Yer killing me roflmao!
This is one area the Profession of Surveying parallels the trades. A great deal of our work comes from the same thought processes and actions.
Owner hires a low ball builder, he's gonna end up hiring somebody better real soon.
Owner fails in routine maintenance, it's hire time.
Owner 'fixes it himself', we win twice. We get to fix his fix and do the original job.
My 02, Tom
Step 4.5) Piss your neighbor off
thebionicman, post: 396531, member: 8136 wrote: Owner 'fixes it himself', we win twice. We get to fix his fix and do the original job.
Since the "recession" this has been a good portion of my business and it is growing. I have a competitor that opened his business around 9 years ago and for the last 6 years has done everything but run radio adds saying "Bring me a quote and I'll beat it". It took about 5 years but I am getting work now to resurvey property he surveyed that has a problem that has been discovered. Since I am in a mostly rural area, I also am getting work because of landowners and foresters "marking" the boundary themselves.
One of the busiest plumbing companies in my area for years had a slogan on all of his trucks that read "Call me. I can fix what your husband messed up".