What if the creation of the so-called non-conforming tract had been created 100 years ago? Hell's Bells, we have tons of little tracts that were cre...

20 years pass. Seven different surveyors have either surveyed the original tract or its abutters. The latest survey plat shows multiple bearings and...

@dmyhill One more reason you have no fear of me ever moving to Washington, or Oregon, or California, or..............

My first personal encounter with this issue goes back to my early years of serving on a Rural Water District Board of Directors. We had a case where ...

A nearby small city decided to enforce that fences were to be treated the same as structures. Meaning they must adhere to building set back lines. How...

I can think of an odd situation where the blocks were platted with no alleys, but, the city later created alleys for all blocks. The city came into e...

Liars and cheapskates are evreywhere.

Deed research has always been my favorite part of surveying. Leave no stone unturned. People do stupid things everyday. Not all deeds adequately ad...

If an alley was created, there must be a document proving so. Normally, an alley abuts numerous properties. In my area, it would not be a significan...

He had worked previously in the same section. The current surveyor's project only had two adjoiners. Apparently one of those wanted the surveyor fro...

Read an obituary last week for a fellow who was guilty of pin moving after the fact. He was present during our survey and told us precisely where eac...

This is the mindset that has ruined the surveying profession. Monuments are the true corners. The only need for bearings and distances is to get you...

One thing is to keep in mind is that the entire monument is the corner. The corner is not some infinitesimal fly speck on the apparent center of the ...

A huge differnec in those two questions. One is based of factual data that can be retrieved by a Board Investigator to see if it matches data provide...

As one who has been a reference for Professional Licensure, I would like to make it clear that one is providing reference information based on facts o...

Use your brains, people.