Buying Farmland? Know When an ALTA Survey Applies
Farmland sales don’t all work the same way. Some close in a week with a handshake and a deed. Others need weeks of review from lenders, title companies, and lawyers. The type of survey a buyer needs depends on which kind of deal is happening, not on the fact that the land grows crops. Farmland […]
What Lenders and Title Companies Actually Require in an ALTA Survey
A closing can stall for days over one wrong word. Not a fence in the wrong spot. Not a missing shed. Just a name spelled wrong on the certification page. It happens more than most buyers expect, and it’s rarely the surveyor’s math that causes it. An ALTA survey isn’t just a drawing of the […]
Why You SHOULD Have a Land Survey Completed Before Purchasing Land?
Buying land, whether commercial or residential, is always an expensive endeavor, even if prices have eased somewhat lately. This is why finding a piece of land that you like and making an offer for it without conducting a land survey on the area is possibly the biggest mistake that you can make. Here’s why it’s […]