Getting your own real estate is one great achievement that secures one of our basic needs: shelter. However, it is just the beginning of securing your own property. It does not just end as soon as you have the real estate papers in your hands. There are still important things to do to make sure you get to live in your property without having to worry about legalities and boundaries.
It is best to make sure that where you build your house, garage, swimming pool, and fences are enclosed within the limits of your property, otherwise you will have troubles with encroachments or claims to easement rights. The answer: get your land surveyed by a professional boundary land surveyor.
So what about these encroachments and easement rights? Consider this example: you decided to extend your garage area, your fences, or add a home addition. You can't just put them wherever you want - you should get your land surveyed to keep from having later problems with being too close to or over your boundaries. You might have touched a part of your neighbor's property, and that's a major headache!
Another example to consider: the property you purchased has a portion where an electric company or the water and sanitary sewer utility has access rights to carry out maintenance and repair. You should know where exactly they have access rights so you won't build your swimming pool over that portion of the land, otherwise, another major headache!
So you see there is much to do after you purchase that property you have been saving to get before you even build the castle of your dreams. This might seem a big deal, it is though, but the process is simple if you get the job done by a professional boundary land surveyor.
So what does a boundary land surveyor do and why is this an important role?
A boundary land surveyor finds and marks the boundaries of a property. They also do title surveys for real estate transactions, topography mapping for engineering design, flood surveys and evaluations for flood insurance, among other land and boundary related jobs. The importance of getting your land surveyed is realized once the boundary land surveyor marks and establishes the boundaries of your property.
If your neighbor builds a home addition and touches a portion of your property, then you have all the right to complain. If a repairman claims to having the right to access your garage and remove some installations for service repair and maintenance, then you also have the right to say no because you know exactly where the boundaries of your property lie.
Peaceful living does not just come from getting to build your dream house and settle, but also from the confidence of knowing your rights to your property and its boundaries. You won't have to worry about boundary disputes and rights to easements. So get to know exactly where the boundaries of your property lie by a professional boundary land surveyor.
Keith Maxwell is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer and Boundary Land Surveyor in Alabama. He is also a Certified Floodplain Manager and has consulted for over 25 years. His surveying and engineering firm completed residential and commercial surveys throughout Alabama and surrounding states. They have extensive experience with GPS Surveying and ALTA Land Title Surveys. Visit us today at Montgomery Land Surveying for more information on land surveying and engineering.
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