ALTA Survey vs Boundary Survey: Which Does Your Deal Need?

Land surveyor using GPS equipment to mark property boundaries for an ALTA and boundary survey on a Louisiana commercial property site

A property deal doesn’t care which survey you’d prefer. It cares about what your lender, title company, and attorney need to close. That’s the real question behind “ALTA or boundary survey.” Get it wrong and you either pay for more than the deal calls for, or you show up short at the closing table. The […]

What an ALTA Survey Reveals Before a Commercial Closing

Professional land surveyor conducting an ALTA survey at a commercial property before a commercial real estate closing in Louisiana

An ALTA survey does more than mark property lines. For a commercial closing, it can turn up problems no one saw coming. Buyers, lenders, and title companies all lean on this survey to spot risks before money changes hands. Louisiana adds its own twist. The state runs on civil law, not common law. Old land […]

How to Find Someone to Survey Your Property Boundary Correctly

There are different reasons why somebody would need boundary surveying in their property. Often, this type of surveying is done if the owner of the property wants to legally place an item on the property such as a new structure or a fence. A Licensed Land Surveyor When hiring a land surveyor, you have to […]