Mortgage Survey for a Home With a Shared Driveway

Mortgage Survey for a Home With a Shared Driveway A shared driveway can work fine for years. Then a fence goes up. Or a new neighbor moves in. Or someone wants to sell. At that point, the question of who owns what becomes very real. A mortgage survey is often the first place that question […]

How an ALTA Survey Supports the Conversion of an Aging Shopping Center

An aging shopping center hides its complications behind a familiar facade of storefronts and parking. An ALTA survey supports converting one by exposing the tangle of shared rights, fragmented parcels, and legacy encumbrances underneath. These centers grew over decades through renovations and additions, accumulating agreements with neighbors and splitting into pieces along the way. A […]

Decades of Small Changes Can Make Older Properties Harder to Understand

Decades of Small Changes Can Make Older Properties Harder to Understand Homes that have been around for fifty or even one hundred years have a long history. Over the years, different owners have made changes to the property. One family may have built a small shed, while another added a porch or put up a […]

The Basics of Land Surveying

The Basics of Land Surveying Posted on August 11, 2015 by MesquiteSurveyor What is Land Surveying? Land Surveying dates back to ancient history. Surveying is used for multiple projects.  A survey is done to establish a specific location of a parcel of land along with its exact acreage.  It is used to ascertain boundaries for defining an area of ownership […]