Exactly what Randy said, except my source was several commercial brokers and an attorney.

You go with what Burg did, not what he should have done, and in any case the Grantors agreed. To take it to the extreme, suppose Burg had run a straig...

I'll give you my answer with a question: Do you follow the line as run, or as it should have been run?My take is that you duplicate what Mr. Burg did,...

For those of you who don't know Mark, he is an excellent land surveyor who pays attention to the details, hence the question.

Our only extended warranty is on the exercise equipment, washer, and dryer, all through Sears. We were using the treadmill, bike, and elliptical so mu...

For the moment omit the surveyor involvement and think about the "intent" as measured by a fuzzy recollection 30 years later vs. what the deed says in...

When I worked for a large firm we did a survey of a commercial site downtown with a building that had a huge number of jigs and jogs and strange angle...

Measuring up from a known XYZ point, then shooting a second XYZ point as a check. I use a brick as a backsight (your basic brick) painted white, with ...

It is a long (hence the name) form of certification which asks us to certify to things we can't possibly know are true. For example: We have shown all...

A. If you lose this client you will also lose a lot of headaches. Good riddance may be the best policy.B. That's why my proposal letter spells out in ...

My sister-in-law's condo in California is in three municipalities. I can't imagine what it was like getting approvals and inspections.

None, and I've been doing ALTAs coast to coast for 43 years.

Have you watched the VICE documentary on their visit to North Korea? It is on YouTube. As they said, it really is crazyland. Something like the loonie...

I get to play in the dirt and make a good living doing it. What's not to like?

Yup. And if he has a better plan, or better resources, well then your best laid plans will gang aft agley.I think a lot of people go astray because th...