Self-help guide to Buying Lots

Identifying the clear-cut of lots should be considered prior to buying your ideal house using any of the following means: inquire at the assessor’s office, review the lot title document, hire a private surveyor, ask the developer, and find out from your adjacent neighbor.

Lot lines or boundary lines mark the demarcation of adjacent lands. This is made possible by inserting a stone-like material on the ground as point of location. Sometimes, lot owners find it challenging to locate the line of division especially when putting up a fence as partition. It is not unusual to see fellow residents engaging in a dispute due to lot issues, which can normally be settled in court. Therefore, it is best to know the precise perimeter of the area prior to purchasing. Below are some of the ways of locating the boundaries of lots for sale.

Inquire at the assessor’s office

Each parcel of land, whether residential, commercial, or agricultural will pass through the assessor’s office for survey. They make use of topography maps; therefore, this is a good place to find out the exact area as well as boundary lines of a particular lot. You can ask from the designated government department and request for a copy of the document stating the exact area and dimensions. A corresponding fee will be collected prior to granting of the service.

Review the lot title document

To ensure legalities, you can hire a private surveyor to evaluate your newly purchased lot; however, you need to present the lot title to be used as their reference when conducting the survey. This piece of document will at least help you ascertain the location and exact cutting of the lot.

Hire a private surveyor

If you want a faster way of identifying your lot borders, simply hire an experienced surveyor or a Geodetic engineer to do the site inspection. Sometimes, it would be a waste of time to wait for the assessor’s team to do the survey since most of the time they have bulks of unfinished works on top of their tables. There is a great tendency to let you wait couple of days to weeks before they can actually accommodate your request for lot relocation.

Ask the developer

If you are the type who doesn’t want to be stressed out, delegate the task to your developer because part of their job is to determine the border of the property they are handling. They are also in the best position to know the precise extent of coverage for your lot due to their proven track of experience.

Find out from your adjacent neighbor

In case your adjacent neighbor has just recently conducted a lot survey; you are lucky enough to just ask for the latest lot line details. This will definitely save you few bucks, instead of paying for another set of survey.

Being careful is always better than being sorry; therefore, it is always good to clearly define lot margins during acquisition to avoid hitch in the future.