I live on a farm and I'm having a site evaluation doing on one of my front fields. I found one property stake but I can't find the others. The field is along side the road with a house on either side and is seperated from the rest of my property behind it by a small ditch. I found one of the front corner property stakes with my metal detector but I can't find the other. I also have the deed to the property which gives coords and time's. ie; 58 South 4 minutes 36 seconds etc..
Since I have all this information should that make having it surveyed cheaper than normal?
2007-07-13 03:39:11 · 6 answers · asked by gpwebbler 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
If you are having a stake survey done, this is going to be considerably more expensive than just a site survey. The surveyor is going to have all of the information that you have and probably more, but to properly do the survey, especially the stake survey, they still have to properly do their job and stake it out completely based on their findings, and not on finding old stakes. A site survey is normally around 100-150 dollars. The other survey can get as high as 1k or even more. The survey will get more expensive as the precision and requirements of the survey get much more strict and detailed.
2007-07-13 03:52:40 · answer #1 · answered by dzwreck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surveyers offer different services, of course the cost varies but the complexity of the job. If you want a full blown survey, count on about $5,000. A stake survey (or whatever they call it in your area), where the surveyor uses previous survey pins and plat maps to put wooden stakes where the approximate boundaries are, that is a few hundred dollars.
Bear in mind that some survey pins may have been moved and will not be accurate.
If you constructing a barn or other intendedly permanent structure and you may be close to your boundary lines, it is in your best interest to get a full survey.
2007-07-13 10:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by godged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A surveyor is expected to certify without error the actual dimensions of the land being surveyed. That you have found the stakes does not mean that the location of those stakes is certified as correct. (someone may have moved them in days past). The cost of your survey will be based upon your distance from the nearest currently certified starting point.
The farther away that certified stake is, the more measuring which will need to be done.
2007-07-13 11:17:01 · answer #3 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually a surveyors price is set by how much work he is already done in that area. He can't really go by any information you give him. He has to start with a Benchmark or Datum or something and go from there.
Ask around to see if you can find who the most used surveyor is in your area. Then call him and see how much work he has done around your property. If he as worked with your neighbors then the cost maybe HALF because so much of the work is already done.
For instance, I got a quote from an up & coming surveying company. They hadn't done much work, but were VERY professional. A fair price in our area was 2,000 ish for this 9 acre plot. They quoted 1,500. That was good, but I asked the city council what surveyor is the best & most often used when people submit surveys for lot splits & things. They told me a name. I called him up & because he had done so much work in the area, he first quoted 1,500 & then looked in his paperwork & came back with $850!
Pretty good savings & we got the job done with a professional who regularlly submits his documents to the city!
Good luck!!
2007-07-13 10:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The cost of the job will be based upon the amount of work involved. The surveyor is going to get the details from the local deed registrar so your having them isn't going to affect the cost.
FYI, those numbers aren't time. They are latitude/longitude coordinates. Degrees are divided into 60 minutes and minutes are divided into 60 seconds.
2007-07-13 10:48:29 · answer #5 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesnt sound like you need a full blown survey, sounds like what you need to do is call a surveyor and ask for an Improvement location report (ILR) and have him locate the points. That usually runs about 300 to 500 otherwise it can be in the thousands for a full blown survey
Best of luck to you
2007-07-13 10:53:11 · answer #6 · answered by newmexicorealestateforms 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋