John Grabowski wrote:


"The dude" wrote in message
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I have not closed on the house.

Instead of paying for 2 surveys, I want to combine the cost.



*Sounds like a good idea. You can pay the surveyor to drive stakes or
you can follow him around and put in your own stakes. If you haven't
already you should contact the town about the zoning for fences. There
may be a setback requirement.

Have the surveyor place the monuments (stakes.) If you place them they
are meaningless should an issue arise unless you are a licensed land
surveyor.



dpb wrote:

HeyBub wrote:

The dude wrote:

I have been getting quotes over $2,000 for a survey.

Is this normal? Something I really need for a basic fence?


I wouldn't. Just give it your best guess.

What's the worst that could happen?

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That you end up having ceded over a fraction of your lot that could
be a sizable economic penalty at sale time.

Or, that the fence gets to be moved and redone on _your_ property at
whatever the appropriate setback is.

Either can be far more expensive than the $2K.

Whether need it or not depends on whether there's really a question
as to where the property line really is--which I gather there must be
or wouldn't be considering the question here.

Isn't there a corner marker/wasn't a survey done when you closed on
the house?

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