When I was new in this business I loved doing small lot jobs for private property owners. But I wasn't much concerned with the profitability of the bu...

Tennessee and Texas are the growth states in that list. But you haven't said anything about quality of life issues that are important to you.

For the record, adding RAM to a computer, even a laptop, is something anyone with a small phillips screwdriver can do in 20 minutes. There are loads o...

@murphy I agree with you except the part about separation requirements being based on feelings only. Of course it is not practical to individually ...

The IntelliCAD based version of Carlson has come a long way since I first used it in 2011. It is way more refined and stable now. I really wouldn't th...

If you apply a "fade" factor of about 50 to the image it will be muted enough that your standard black lines will stand out. I think what you are real...

@not-my-real-name I get what you are saying, but if you do the little job for them you will be the first one they call when they need the big job d...

While I agree that the whole parcel should be surveyed and resolved, and will no doubt need to be someday, it seems to me that a 21st exception to the...

It's going to be a state specific thing. In Oregon you would have to go through a land use review (ie/subdivision platting), as any of those other exc...

@nate-the-surveyor That second one is like the one that I have. I'm happy with it. The first one is more expensive, I think, and a bit heavier duty...

Battery powered tools have come a long way in the 8 years since this thread started. I've got a Milwaukie rotary hammer with a 6aHr battery that will ...

In her defense, the right of way (probably) wasn't variable, but rather it was varied. Words mean things. I know that variable is commonly used by sur...

That may be a bit overstated, but he was certainly on the committee that did the job.

@williwaw I've never seen those standards referenced anywhere else. But they do seem reasonable to me.