How to Get a Check for Your Land
If you want to get a check for your land, have your land surveyed by a professional surveyor. Having your land surveyed can help you learn where your property lines are and what parts of the surrounding area you actually own. A surveyor can also let you know where cables, drains, pipes and sewage systems are on your property, as well as the zoning classification of your land.
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Contact the Public Land Survey Office for your state. It might be labeled as a slightly different land. Find out the requirements for professional land surveyors in your state. For example, in California, land surveyors must be licensed by the State Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
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Check with any professional organizations in your state, such as Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio or the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association, to get recommendations for qualified land surveyors in your area. You can also check with national associations, such as the National Society of Professional Surveyors.
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Know what you want the surveyor to look for. If you only need one service, such as marking the property lines on your land or determining the proper zoning, you can cut back on the cost.
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Find out the land surveyor's methods. Angle measuring and electronic distance equipment can make the survey of your land more accurate. Computer software for gathering measurements and GPS or satellite surveying are other technologies that can aid the surveyor in efficiency and accuracy.
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Ask the land surveyor about experience in the area. The surveyor you choose should have extensive experience surveying land in your particular region. Geographical considerations, as well as zoning and boundary laws, can affect the survey and the surveyor should be experienced with the particulars of your area.
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