> They're the reason most ALTAs in California are done for disgustingly low fees.I guess all is relative. The typical prices he was talking about w...

What does the County Surveyor check?

I put my locator in my 4' lath bag along with shovel and laths.

"yeah, but its only an acre..."Unfortunately, the public (including real estate professionals) just don't understand how survey pricing works. Around ...

I don't suppose you could attach the pertinent area on the flood map? Just because the property is not immediately adjacent to the waterway, does not ...

Are ILCs really that bad?> Doesn't Florida have what's called a "mortgage survey"?> > That is exactly why I am not in favor of laws to force ...

Are ILCs really that bad?> Tennessee allows for those monstrosities. > > I won't do them. > > The public thinks lines on paper from a...

Are construction liens really a good option?> BTS, this has worked for me on numerous occasions:> >br>> > B-)I have never done a lien b...

Does having unionized survey techs help?To those of you in union states, does having the survey techs in a union help with the training, availability ...

It takes a special breed...> Please forgive my ignorance, but what is a "licensed survey tech"? IS this a state licence?A licensed survey tech is a...

> Anyone other than me having trouble finding someone to work. I have been trying for a month to find someone to work. I hired one last week that w...

> what, in your experience, has been the accuracy of compass and chain surveys from, say, 18th and 19th century?I was recently reading in Brown's (...

> I'm using an iPad right now.> > I think you might be happier with an Android or Windows tablet for work, a lot of websites don't work on iP...

> I have. A reproduction one. 66' long, brass handle. Didn't most of the early GLO surveyors use a 2 pole Gunter's chain (only 33')? Probably a lot...

On what grounds were the buyer and seller liable? Was the title company successful in their suit?

> Iowa gets along pretty well without Title Insurance.I am really starting to lose faith in those Title Commitments that these title companies put ...