Thanks, John! It sure does! And I wouldn't pass up an opportunity to get together with you and Becky.I'll call you later this week to discuss Utah, e...
Thanks, all!I was really sweating this one. The Colorado exam is multiple choice, but it's the best example of a multiple choice exam I've seen for a ...
Congrats!It's a great feeling and one you deserve!
Well said, Peter! Very well said, in deed!
Actually, the certification required of all ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys starts out “To (name of insured, if known), (name of lender, if known), (name...
I don't do a whole lot of ALTA's but I get the feeling on most of them that I do that most of the information that I so painstakingly collect and repo...
Please review Section 5D of the Standards:Based on the normal standard of care, the location of all buildings on the surveyed property shown perpendic...
The minimum standards are in the main body of the standards.The Table A items are “…optional survey responsibilities and specifications…” They are to ...
John:From my researcch into the requirements, certification to provide wetlands determination from the Society of Wetland Scientists, one would need:A...
The “minimum” refers to the fact that the standards are the least work that must be done to qualify as an ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey. If YOU want to ...
John:A big part of the reason for making the copyright of the new Standards prominent is the ability to enforce the concept of the single certificatio...
I contacted Chris directly a few days ago and answered his questions.
HATCH MOTT MACDONALD in TexasWay back when? That number was issued in 1993...just in front of mine - 7010. A couple of us in my study group were wonde...
One of the very reasons for the new layout of the Land Title Survey Standards is to make it easier to read and understand the Standards.In my experien...
It has been admited to me that the purpose for a metes and bounds description, actually confused with a metes description, is so that a paralegal can ...
Metes, as in metes and bounds, comes from the Greman messen, meaning: to measure.A metes and bounds description, by definition, contains bearings and ...
If you promise not to laugh, I'll let you in on a secret.One of the best fixatives on the market is also one of the cheapest. I learned this from my D...
Since the purpose of this information is to secure a 3.1 Zoning Endorsement on the Title Insurance Policy, I can’t imagine any title insurers daft eno...
