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Tel# 408.615.8855 Fax# 408.615.1556
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Reasons for Retaining a Land Surveyor
- Purchasing property
- Beginning any construction improvements within property boundaries
- Dividing parcels of land for sale
- Adjusting existing parcel boundaries
- Conflicting property ownership boundaries
- Investigating written records and historical survey evidence
Choosing a Land Surveyor
- Licensed by the State of California
- Awareness of your needs and familiarity with local government regulations
- Experience and qualification for the type of survey work to be performed
- Evidence of satisfied customers and good reputation in the community
Factors Impacting the Cost of a Survey
- Survey type, scope, and complexity
- Quality of legal descriptions and other property ownership documents
- Extent of research required at the County Courthouse, Bureau of Land Management, State Library, Title Companies and/or other repositories of land records
- Property size and shape can impact the number of property corners to mark
- Type of terrain keeping in mind that a level parcel of urban land is easier to survey than a mountainous rural parcel
- Evidence of old surveys can require extensive fieldwork
- Vegetation including branches and bushes near the property boundaries generally need to be cleared to provide a line of sight
- Accessibility to property boundaries including time, distance, and difficulty
- Availability of evidence left by previous surveyors
- Existence of property line disputes
- Degree of cooperation by neighbors in the case of discrepancies
- Title Company/lender requirements regarding documentation
- Filing Fees/recording fees if the map needs to be recorded
- Degree of surveying efficiency achieved through the use of technology used including GPS, robotics, and mapping software
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*Service coverage area:
TKM Land Surveyors offers services to prospective clients whose property is located in the cities mentioned below:
| Aptos | Atherton | Belmont | Campbell | Carmel | Castro Valley | Cupertino | Daly City | Danville | Fremont | Foster City | Gilroy | Half Moon Bay | Hayward | Los Altos | Los Altos Hills | Los Gatos | Menlo Park | Milpitas | Millbrae | Monterey | Monte Sereno | Mountain View | Palo Alto | Pleasant Hill | Pleasanton | Portola Valley | Redwood City | San Bruno | San Carlos | San Jose | San Mateo | Santa Clara | Saratoga | Sunnyvale | Walnut Creek | and other cities in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Contra Costa County, Alameda County, and Santa Cruz County.
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