Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

My property is approximately 1/2 an acre. This wouldn't be an issue,
except that there are bushes and trees separating my home from the
neighbors on either side of my house, and both fail to trim the bushes
or trees or clean-out the dead leaves, etc. underneath. I usually do
it - and did all last summer - because it affects the appearance of my
property. Last weekend, I took it upon myself to trim some of the
bushes on both sides of the property, only to have one of the
neighbors creep around the bushes to take a peek when he thought I
wasn't around. This, of course, made me wonder if I'm treading on
someone else's property and doing something I shouldn't be doing.

My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?

KAB wrote:
Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

My property is approximately 1/2 an acre. This wouldn't be an issue,
except that there are bushes and trees separating my home from the
neighbors on either side of my house, and both fail to trim the bushes
or trees or clean-out the dead leaves, etc. underneath. I usually do
it - and did all last summer - because it affects the appearance of my
property. Last weekend, I took it upon myself to trim some of the
bushes on both sides of the property, only to have one of the
neighbors creep around the bushes to take a peek when he thought I
wasn't around. This, of course, made me wonder if I'm treading on
someone else's property and doing something I shouldn't be doing.

My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?

Around here, a survey is required before closing, and that's what I've
refered to. Absent that? Talk with you neighbor and make an agreement if
you don't want to get the real deal. But I'd pay for the survey if I were
in your shoes: something that is very fact based and authoritative can be
very comforting.



John
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Remove the dead poet to e-mail, tho CC'd posts are unwelcome.
Ask me about joining the NRA.

Dont be so cheap a survey can save you thousands, someone is trying
Adverse Possesion on me. You need your lines staked out and plainly
marked , and cared for, or you can loose it.
Buying a property without a survey is dumb.

Can you get a copy of the most recent survey from your town? Even if YOU
didn't have one done, SOMEBODY probably did at some point in the past.

"KAB" wrote in message
om...
Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

My property is approximately 1/2 an acre. This wouldn't be an issue,
except that there are bushes and trees separating my home from the
neighbors on either side of my house, and both fail to trim the bushes
or trees or clean-out the dead leaves, etc. underneath. I usually do
it - and did all last summer - because it affects the appearance of my
property. Last weekend, I took it upon myself to trim some of the
bushes on both sides of the property, only to have one of the
neighbors creep around the bushes to take a peek when he thought I
wasn't around. This, of course, made me wonder if I'm treading on
someone else's property and doing something I shouldn't be doing.

My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?

"KAB" wrote in message
om...
Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

In many cases, the stakes are pipes. Find someone with a metal detector and
they may be able to help. You should have a plot plan to give you some idea
of a location.
Ed

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"KAB" wrote in message
om...

Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.


In many cases, the stakes are pipes. Find someone with a metal detector and
they may be able to help. You should have a plot plan to give you some idea
of a location.
Ed


Hi,
That's right. They usually is iron rod driven into ground upto 2 feet
deep.(after landscaping, etc.) on 4 corners. Go to spproximate area and
scan with metal detector. Or no site sketch from original surveyor?
I always keep a copy of blue print/site layout from surveyor for my
house and when I did something to the yard or house, I always draw it
onto the original document for next owner.
Tony

"KAB" wrote in message
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My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?

You could go to the town and ask for a property map, but that won't really
be all that accurate. Ours give measurements, but you could be mismeasuring.
We had a tree that was dying and before we cut it, we wanted to be sure it
was ours. The town said surveying would be most accurate. Turns out our
property map made it very clear that the tree was ours so we didn't end up
surveying.

JennP.

"KAB" wrote in message
om...
Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

As others have said, there are probably iron pipes driven into the ground at
the corners. However, an ordinary metal detector might not locate them. A
friend and I spent hours trying to locate mine (and I was pretty sure where
they were) without any luck. I finally hired a surveyor to do a survey and
he was able to find all four stakes, plus several buried fence posts in no
time at all. His locator, he says, is designed only to find iron and cost
him approx. $800. My cost was $400 and I was very pleased with the survey
map he provided me with. He was hired by two of my neighbors, so the survey
map shows all three properties plus part of the ones on the other side who
didn't participate in the survey. Of course he didn't just locate the iron
pipes. He went downtown (small town) and found the town stake from which
all of the properties were measured and worked from there to make sure my
stakes were in the right place. My survey map shows all of my elevations,
too, which is going to be of help when I apply to the Army Corp of Engineers
for a permit to install a seawall or rip/rap to protect my river frontage.

Tom G.

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(KAB) says...

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

The pins have probably been driven below grade so they won't interfere
with the landscaping. Rent a metal detector, and you should be able to
dig them up in short order.

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http://home.teleport.com/~larryc

IF you have a sidewalk or a curb that was put in at the same time the house
was built there may be a mark to indicate the property line (usually just a
shallow groove about 4 inches long). My Dad's house was marked this way and
I had 2 houses also marked this way. USually it's just an aid to help find
the metal rods and is only accurate to a couple inches but it will give a
rough idea of property line location

"KAB" wrote in message
om...
Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

My property is approximately 1/2 an acre. This wouldn't be an issue,
except that there are bushes and trees separating my home from the
neighbors on either side of my house, and both fail to trim the bushes
or trees or clean-out the dead leaves, etc. underneath. I usually do
it - and did all last summer - because it affects the appearance of my
property. Last weekend, I took it upon myself to trim some of the
bushes on both sides of the property, only to have one of the
neighbors creep around the bushes to take a peek when he thought I
wasn't around. This, of course, made me wonder if I'm treading on
someone else's property and doing something I shouldn't be doing.

My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?

KAB wrote:

Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

My property is approximately 1/2 an acre. This wouldn't be an issue,
except that there are bushes and trees separating my home from the
neighbors on either side of my house, and both fail to trim the bushes
or trees or clean-out the dead leaves, etc. underneath. I usually do
it - and did all last summer - because it affects the appearance of my
property. Last weekend, I took it upon myself to trim some of the
bushes on both sides of the property, only to have one of the
neighbors creep around the bushes to take a peek when he thought I
wasn't around. This, of course, made me wonder if I'm treading on
someone else's property and doing something I shouldn't be doing.

My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?
if you bought this property then a survey was made when it was in the
process of being sold... if you have a loan on the place then the loan
company might have a copy of it, or can tell you the company that did
the survey(the survey company has a copy on file and can make a copy for
you....(low cost of a copy machine copy).. when the property was sold it
was transferred via an attorney.. he/she problaby has a copy of the
survey, same thing get a copy from him/her....

On 1 Jul 2004 10:13:46 -0700, (KAB) wrote:

Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

Stakes usually disappear long before closing. You'll normally have
markers, or at least distances from reference points you can go by.

My property is approximately 1/2 an acre. This wouldn't be an issue,
except that there are bushes and trees separating my home from the
neighbors on either side of my house, and both fail to trim the bushes
or trees or clean-out the dead leaves, etc. underneath. I usually do
it - and did all last summer - because it affects the appearance of my
property. Last weekend, I took it upon myself to trim some of the
bushes on both sides of the property, only to have one of the
neighbors creep around the bushes to take a peek when he thought I
wasn't around. This, of course, made me wonder if I'm treading on
someone else's property and doing something I shouldn't be doing.

My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?

Look at your survey. Take a good estimate based on it. Then discuss
your issues with your neighbors and have a barbecue.

Jeff

Your local courthouse where deeds are filed should have a plat map of your
neighborhood with the dimensions of the lots and distances from roads, etc..
Ask at the Tax Assessor's office. That should help you locate the iron
marker pins.
Don Young
"KAB" wrote in message
om...
Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

My property is approximately 1/2 an acre. This wouldn't be an issue,
except that there are bushes and trees separating my home from the
neighbors on either side of my house, and both fail to trim the bushes
or trees or clean-out the dead leaves, etc. underneath. I usually do
it - and did all last summer - because it affects the appearance of my
property. Last weekend, I took it upon myself to trim some of the
bushes on both sides of the property, only to have one of the
neighbors creep around the bushes to take a peek when he thought I
wasn't around. This, of course, made me wonder if I'm treading on
someone else's property and doing something I shouldn't be doing.

My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?

On 1 Jul 2004 10:13:46 -0700, (KAB) wrote:

Infrequent poster here, and would appreciate any and all suggestions!

I purchased a home 1.5 years ago. At that time, the previous owner
assured me that there were stakes in the ground that would show me my
property lines. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate them.

My property is approximately 1/2 an acre. This wouldn't be an issue,
except that there are bushes and trees separating my home from the
neighbors on either side of my house, and both fail to trim the bushes
or trees or clean-out the dead leaves, etc. underneath. I usually do
it - and did all last summer - because it affects the appearance of my
property. Last weekend, I took it upon myself to trim some of the
bushes on both sides of the property, only to have one of the
neighbors creep around the bushes to take a peek when he thought I
wasn't around. This, of course, made me wonder if I'm treading on
someone else's property and doing something I shouldn't be doing.

My documentation from settlement, including my land title insurance
property description, does not help. Short of hiring a surveyor and
paying to have someone show me where my property begins/ends, does
anyone have any other suggestions on how to determine the property
lines?

Some towns/cities are putting this information online, I know in my
town I can print out a property map with the dimensions...along with
an aerial picture that I used to help me locate the points. I can only
find one of the markers (I live on a corner, so in theory 3 of the
the markers are "hidden" by either the road or the new sidewalks).

If you can't find the stakes maybe getting someone to survey the land
isn't such a bad idea. We're about to do that now due to a problem.
There is a strip of bamboo and mixed trees behind us, then a little
"ditch" then a home. I let the bamboo grow up some so I wouldn't have
to see their house; I mow on one side of it and weedeat on the
otherside. The neighbors had a tree fall last year which prevented me
from getting in there until they removed it. I went walking back there
the other day and they had planted flowers and the like on my side of
the ditch. I asked them about it...the woman said "my grandmother used
to plant flowers there all of the time, it's more or less or
property". Uhmm...bull****. Now they want to take us to court over it.
:P