What an ALTA Survey Checks That a Boundary Survey Doesn’t
Buy an empty lot and a boundary survey might be all you need. Buy a strip mall, a warehouse, or an apartment complex, and your lender will likely ask for something else entirely: an ALTA survey. Both surveys look at the same piece of ground. But they don’t look at the same things. A boundary […]
What a Boundary Survey Must Show Before You Can Legally Subdivide Land
You found the land. You have a plan for it. Now you want to split it into smaller lots and sell or build on each one. Here’s the part many developers miss. A boundary survey is not just a drawing of lines. In Michigan, it has to prove specific facts before a county will let […]
5 Signs It’s Time to Update an Old Property Survey
A property survey doesn’t come with an expiration date stamped on it. But that doesn’t mean it stays accurate forever. Land changes. Records get updated. Weather reshapes the ground. If your survey is more than a few years old, it may no longer reflect what’s actually happening on your property. For developers and property owners, […]