1,052,211
The area itself doesn't require surveys. Principals do. Builders do. Development permitting bureaus do. It depends on what they're going to do with the property, and when.
If it's in a platted subdivision, and there are no known encroachments, it might be fine not to.
However. Things change over time. Waterfront property is subject to accretion and erosion. And at several thousand dollars per linear foot, every inch counts.
Also, if a survey hasn't been done for a long time, we are much more technologically able to be accurate now. A 110 acre parcel hadn't been surveyed in over 100 years was recently found to be only 91 acres.
Still. Having an expensive survey now when you're not going to develop for a while, you'll have to resurvey it then anyway.
So there are times when it is prudent to wait, and times when it is not.
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Dan & Laurie Pittsenba...
Bellingham, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
4,572,183
Not a requirement.
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,230,079
Not 'required' in my area but, highly recommended.
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Francine Viola
Olympia, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
6,393,404
Every county is different, generally if we split the property smaller than a 40 we need a survey.
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Francine Viola
Olympia, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
5,104,931
As far as I know, there is no legal requirement anytwhere to have a survey done for a residential sale... but as title insurance companies limit coverage without an update survey, it's highly recommended to do one. Banks stopped requiring them years and years ago.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
1,197,152
A survey is not always required but good to have.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach ...
Miramar Beach, FL
911,338
Not always required here, but most buyers prefer to have one done. If there is no lender involved, and lots are long established, some buyers won't get a survey done.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,311,397
All of my experience has been with properties that do not need to be surveyed.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,416,038
It is not required in NH. I tend to see buyers doing it more in the rural areas with bigger lots.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,216,398
My experience in Illinois and Florida for residential always required an updated survey!
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Joseph Domino 480-390-...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,436,099
Sometimes mortgage companies require that the buyer get one. But otherwise, it's not a requirement.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,626,530
About 70% of the time clients do not ask for one.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
613,494
Lenders always require it along with the others that Candice A. Donofrio mentioned.
I don't care when or what land you are buying...it is ALWAYS prudent to get an UNDATED survery. There are lots of horrow stories from naive buyers and agents. It is amazing how many things can be wrong.
I have a close friend who owned a survey company...she even told me about a new construction townhomes that the buyers attorney told them they did not need a survey for so in error they closed on a unit one block away.
Recently on vacant land after doing a survey and wetlands study, we were able to amend the contract to a price $10K lower. The sellers survey was incorrect.
Eve
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,220,648
Not required, but I highly encourage buyers to perform a survey.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
3,164,294
not required here either, but I would NOT buy without a survey. My daughter just purchased and I made her get a survey... well you know strongly encouraged (read that as I ordered the survey). It's essential and I encourage all buyers, but not all listen.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
7,836,134
Surveys may be needed when financing is involved or there are development plans.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,772,575
William,
The buyers we worked with always had a full out survey...A
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
851,242
Not a requirement here; buyer preference and certainly a good idea in many instances.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,882,355
If there is a mortgage a survey will be required.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
564,494
Not required, but it's definitely a bonus to have.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,800,082
It will be required by the title company.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
631,962
1,712,676
A loan survey accompanies all of my sales but not a pin one.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
628,814
Buyers choice most of the time, Title insurance & mortgage companies sometimes require a location survey
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
921,504
Lenders tend to be the driving force behind surveys. They want to know what THEY actaully own.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,241,053
Ditto.... not in a town of under 100 people that is 6 x 6 miles square which is the norm, no. No close neighbors, 40 or 100 acre tracts where the boundary line rock walls, the tree lines separating fields, the waterways dividing properties are blind fold obvious.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,868,554
4,936,683
1,725,996
It would be foolhardy for a buyer not to oder a survey. We would insist on them signing a Hold Harmless if they didn't
280,599
I started in this business working in surveying. I wouldn't buy anything without a current survey.
509,449
I always encourage my buyers to get a survey. You'll never know what it will reveal.
711,852
Surveys are not required on bare land, but advised especially on rural property where the fence location may not actually be on the property line.
2,390,620
It is very rare that a BUYER requires a survey. I do not believe a lender or anyone else involved in a RE transaction has ever required it on a sale I've worked with.
5,583,278
mortgage plot plans are required by all lending institutions for a MA closing... and before you install a fence, you'd be wise to have an instrument survey.... the mortgage plot plan is usually a couple of inches off .... it's not a full instrument survey....
2,182,552
554,600
Surveys are optional in our contracts and are at buyer’s cost (unless negotiated otherwise).
469,510
No survey required for land or any other kind of real estate sale in our area. However, it is a huge plus point for vacant land to be surveyed and have the corners marked physically so prospective buyers can "walk" the property. Here in western WA - the brush and blackberries grow quickly so the nicely presented vacant land listings are surveyed with the corners marked and a path to the corners. It definitely helps get the lots sold faster and avoids being asked to go out to the property to try and show about where porperty lines are which is not an advisable activity.
4,434,127
1,502,998
Not one out here. I know in parts of England (New Quay) it is though. Have a friend that bought out there a year or two ago.
3,345,091