land survey pricing?

[Take Dead Aim]

You may dig around or use a metal detector to see if they drove a metal pin at the actual corners. Pin may have been covered up.

[DedDuk]

Just take a guess where they are and add about 10'.

[twistedmidnite]

We had a 5 acre tract surveyed recently. It hadn't been surveyed in 40 years and was grew up along two sides. It was $800 in Northeast Texas.

[BrianL]

Clear line of sight?

[BrianL]

I have used a rifle scope on a tripod, laser, drone, post and stretched wire...... 1000' isn't that far if you know the endpoints

[Big Red 82]

600 is a very fair price

[TeamAmerica]

That's $300 a side. when you build a fence, that will be the cheapest insurance you could find to make sure it is on your property. That works out to an extra 0.03/ft of cost for your fence and peace of mind. sounds like a bargain!

[batmaninja]

Not a surveyor, but I work with them. If you have a title commitment from the purchase, send that to the surveyor. At work we generally get Alta surveys (which are probable double/triple a boundary) but they show everything on the property, boundaries, easements, encroachments, improvements, etc.

[txsurveyor]

Yes, that is a very good price. Points on line (POL’s) are time consuming to do in the field even if you previously surveyed the property. It may seem like a lot now but it is much cheaper than putting a fence in the wrong spot.

[joel45acp]

I had 20+ ac in RS done at a tune of 1500, but I split that with the seller. 6 bills for 5ac sounds about right for that size of Texas.

[tdwinklr]

I hear a few people saying that sounds like a reasonable price to pay. I just didn't realize what it would cost and was kinda shocked at first. after we clear the land, I will be trying to get this surveyed again. thanks for the input!

I thought it was mandatory that surveyors place metal rods at ALL corners, with ID or something on each rod? At least all surveys that I've seen are that way. I wouldn't just go by wooden stakes in the ground, dig and hunt for the metal stakes.
If you're clearing the land, you'll have the line of sight for your boundaries then anyway, right?

[Elite0429]

I thought it was mandatory that surveyors place metal rods at ALL corners, with ID or something on each rod? At least all surveys that I've seen are that way. I wouldn't just go by wooden stakes in the ground, dig and hunt for the metal stakes.

If you're clearing the land, you'll have the line of sight for your boundaries then anyway, right?

When the land is clear, yes I'll have clear line of sight. At least what I want fenced.

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[ramrod]

Just set a metal post (plumb) at each corner and pull a string line as tight as you can. I don't belive the neighbor will throw a fit if he gains or looses a couple of inches if its not perfect. Especially if their not willing to split a survey or fence.

[Elite0429]

Just set a metal post (plumb) at each corner and pull a string line as tight as you can. I don't belive the neighbor will throw a fit if he gains or looses a couple of inches if its not perfect. Especially if their not willing to split a survey or fence.

This has also crossed my mind a time or two

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[Cardinal]

That's $300 a side. when you build a fence, that will be the cheapest insurance you could find to make sure it is on your property. That works out to an extra 0.03/ft of cost for your fence and peace of mind. sounds like a bargain!

Thank you for "getting it"... I feel our prices for what we do is very fair in the scheme of things and as professionals our job is to protect the client and the public. The survey is by far one of the cheapest parts of purchasing land and yet we have one of the greatest liabilities if something is done wrong during our services.