I am not sure why the Title Company would be doing this now. An owner can purchase Title Insurance at any time. It would seem that the purchaser would...

3. Unwilling to learn something new.

That was my first thought as well. Maybe one is blind and the other deaf.

We have done just that in a pinch with varying degrees of success. However, you have me thinking that maybe we just need to standardize our process w...

30 pages or so of E Size plans would take a while. To be clear, we don't need it very often; however, we may run several sheets when we do. If a print...

LS is an analytical method to distribute error based on actual observations. It is a very useful tool and offers a great deal of flexibility. We just ...

Many clients believe an ALTA is an upgraded survey. When preparing an agreement for an ALTA Survey, we include the ALTA Standards and Table A Options ...

I agree that we all have to individually assess our liability tolerance. I prefer the larger projects as well. This has been a useful discussion as I ...

The other professional is not certifying the ALTA. If the Client specifies Table A Option 6, are we not responsible?

James Fleming, post: 338768, member: 136 wrote: Conversely, surveyors have a history of offering up additional uncompensated liability to title compan...

I have decided that when I retire that I will just simply change the phone message as follows: Thanks for calling Rarely Surveying.Please listen to th...

James Fleming, post: 338716, member: 136 wrote: Perhaps you should take it upon yourself to educate ALTA and NSPS because they don't seem to understan...

The problem is most clients think of an ALTA as a standard to upgrade a survey and not the vehicle created solely to acquire title Insurance. It is no...

A lab may could give you an estimate based on soil type and corrosion. Unless the date was extremely important and the client was willing to pay for l...

I would suggest getting an example from the Forest Service. We are turning in one tomorrow for another governmental agency that is 45 pages. Basically...