I am speaking to a sales meeting at a real estate office on Tuesday and thought a tongue-in-cheek top 10 list might drive home some points. I'd like to have a point to make after each one.
Help me out:
1) I pointed out the fences, and they're on the lot line. (fence posts are not lot corners and fences can, and are, built anywhere on a lot)
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2. My pappy always said that the line runs over there.
3. That is just way too much money to come out and take a couple pictures of my property. (Even though it is a small percentage of the total cost)
4. I only need one line marked. I know where the other corners are.
5. It was surveyed 35 years ago when I bought it, why would I need another one?
6. I can get a map from the county that shows where my lines are for $5
7. That neighbor over there is a good ol' boy. You will never have any problems with him.
I will try and think of more. These are just ones I have personally heard over the years.
My realtor said my line is here.
My County Appraisal district has GPS coordinates on all my corners and my Garmin (Magellan, DeLorme, Bushnell, SPOT) handheld unit says it is right here, according to those coordinates.
My neighbor said our line is here.
I found the corner (points out a tether pin used by the previous owner for his horse).
I'm paying cash. It's not required. Why would I pay for one?
- I read on BeerLeg that the fence is always the boundary line. - Schautt
- I read on BeerLeg that where the first surveyor set anything is always the corner. So I'll set some pipe where I want and I'll find a surveyor to hold it. - numerous posters
- From reading BeerLeg I conclude that no 2 surveyors ever agree, so why bother.
- I read on BeerLeg something about adverse possession so I'll rely on that.
1. property lines don't move...
2. GIS shows my property lines
3. my daddy set those corners and they haven't changed.
it should be a requirement to have a survey every time property changes hands and the surveyor take the new owner by the hand and show them the corners.
Thats all I could think of at the moment. TGIF!!!
I've got (or will have) title insurance, why would I need an expensive survey?
1) Surveys are just too expensive and my buyer just doesn't have that much money (said while picking their nose with a finger with gold nugget ring on it and while holding the sales contract spelling out their 6% sales fee in the other hand.)
1) The county GIS unit gave me this picture looking down on the property that shows where the property lines are. (Most Used)
2) My client doesn't have the money to spend $2000 on a survey of this property (Tax Value on Property is $425000 all the while he can pay a realtor 7% of purchase). (Last week)
Rather than - Top 10 reasons
I was going to give some tongue-in-cheek (smart a$$) remark, of which I have many, but since this issue is very important I would rather not make light of it.
Attached hereto, I have posted a section of the Real Estate Manual from my state of Colorado that all Agents & Brokers are (suppose) to know.
"The seller said nothing has changed".
> I am speaking to a sales meeting at a real estate office on Tuesday and thought a tongue-in-cheek top 10 list might drive home some points. I'd like to have a point to make after each one.
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> Help me out:
> 1) I pointed out the fences, and they're on the lot line. (fence posts are not lot corners and fences can, and are, built anywhere on a lot)
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2. [sarcasm]The Deed of trust Held by the bank always matches the deeds of record and or boundary as it exists on the ground.[/sarcasm]
Many jurisdictions allow for Property line adjustments, boundary line agreements, and or quit claim deeds to be done without a lienholders approval, thus adding confusion or cloud to the original deed of trust. The bank may still have title but in some cases the banks deeds may refer to only a portion of the property especially if their is more than one tax lot involved.
3. [sarcasm]All neighbors get along and will only knowingly occupy up to the boundary line.[/sarcasm]
This would be where you show news clippings of Landowners shooting each other over property disputes.
4. [sarcasm]Triple stump-age fines for cutting down the wrong tree doesn't scare me at all.[/sarcasm]
Top 1 reason why a surveyor doesn't need those buyers
Just ask them "Do you know what you are really buying, and where it is?" See above for all the reasons they'll tell you.
Real answer - pay now or pay later.
Top 1 reason why a surveyor doesn't need those buyers
Why should I care if the house is on the right lot?
I'm just going to enjoy the swimming pool (if it's on my lot.)
The bigger and meaner you are, the more land you can claim. Only p****** need surveys.
10) "Well, it's already been surveyed once before. Why in the world would it need to be surveyed again?"
11) "Why would I need a survey when there are fences all around the property?"
12? "Why would I want a survey when I'm not planning on building anything more (than the $750,000 house and swimming pool already in place) on the property?"
13) "The neighbors seem nice. I'm sure we can work things out if there's a problem."
14) "I don't want my neighbors to see where the property lines are if I'm footing the bill myself."
15) "I heard about someone having a survey made and when the surveyor discovered that the house was over the boundary line, it blew the deal."
16) "I just checked with the county and it's already been surveyed."
17) "I searched Google Earth using the property address and it took me right to it!"
18) "Those surveyors sure charge a lot for a few wood stakes that the kids pull up."
19) "My brother-in-law said he'd help me find the corners if I buy the beer."
20) "I found a guy on Craigslist who can do it for fifty dollars, but he won't have it ready in time for the closing."
that's where the guy I bought it from told me the line was???
Ha!