Reading an ALTA Survey Report for a Multi-Building Property
A multi-building property can look simple on a site tour. You see three office buildings, one big parking lot and a couple of entrances off the main road. The ALTA survey report gives a more detailed picture, because it shows how those buildings, lots and drives actually sit on the land. Buyers of office parks […]
Before Leasing a Commercial Site, Review the Survey
A commercial lease can tie your business to one site for five, ten or even twenty years. Before you sign, ask the landlord for the most recent commercial property survey and read it next to the lease. The survey shows where the property lines run and what sits on the land, and it can reveal […]
Choosing Table A Items for a Redevelopment Survey
Redevelopment sites are messy. Old buildings sit next to buried pipes. Past owners left behind fences, walls, and easements nobody wrote down. Before a survey crew shows up, someone has to pick which ALTA Table A items go on the request. That choice matters. It decides what the survey shows. It also decides how useful […]