@james-vianna It wont take ten years to get up and running. I started my solo firm half way through 2017, I have brought in over 6 figures this year, ...

To be honest if you are just starting out as a business owner a company like that is probably to much to take on at once. With 22 employees the payrol...

I am so spoiled. The county I live in and do 90% of my work in has every deed and plat going back to 1793 available online.

@flyin-solo it is not the tree survey that I have a problem with as much as it is the having to locate everything 1.75" and up. If it were 6" and abov...

This thread reminds of a story from a local surveyor. Van who has a PHD in economics as well as being a surveyor. After being pestered for years about...

I have set a stake a couple of times and told the property owner it was approximate, I only did it because they were getting ready to underbrush and n...

When I get the client that wants to be there while I am surveying I tell them it will be as exciting as watching paint dry while sailors cuss. That us...

Wow, I guess I am spoiled here in NC. I just pull up the county GIS website and put in either an address or PIN number and I get a nice description wi...

I tell them the truth. If we are talking 10' over the line I am going to be 100% positive I am correct that the fence is on their property. Now whethe...

I use the same basic note on my plats as well, however I do give a horizontal and vertical accuracy based on my observations. My question would be how...

Great now we can have Corona with Lyme

I will give you the advice given to me years ago by my dad. You have only lost money on paper when the market is down, if you sell then you lock in th...

After reading through all of this you don't have a cash flow problem as much as a workflow problem. Raising your prices is not enough sometimes you ju...

@duane-frymire The previous plat calls for irons to be set. They just never bothered to do it. 

@rover83 I had thought about that, however I am on a deadline to get this one done by the 7th so I'm just going suck it up and set all of the corners...

Not sure about where you are, but when I got my license in the mail there was an advertisement for a stamp maker in the packet from the state.

I would say around 30 to 40%. I do quiet a few surveys for closings and the attorneys prefer to reference the recorded plat when writing a deed. I'm g...

@big-al I had the same issue as Rundatline. Purchased some refills on amazon and had to repalce the printhead about a month later.