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What is a land survey?

There is more than one type of land survey that you may need if you are buying or selling a property.
A residential boundary survey identifies the borderlines of the property from corner to corner.
A mortgage survey is used by lenders, title companies and other parties in a transaction to determine if improvements to a property, such as driveways, sidewalks, garages, decks or swimming pools have encroached or spread across the recorded borderline to an adjoining property. Encroachment issues can delay a closing.

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