Planning a Redevelopment? Start With a Due Diligence Survey
A commercial lot can look ready from the sidewalk. The listing shows square footage. The aerial shows a clean rectangle. Then you start planning what to build, and the real picture gets more complicated. Older parcels near downtown carry years of history. Many sit in places like the Granary District, a former industrial and railroad […]
Lender Rejected Your Survey? What ALTA Requires
A rejected survey slows down a closing. It also raises a fair question. What went wrong? The answer usually comes down to five things. These are the version of the standards used, the scope that was ordered, the evidence shown on the plat, the certification wording, and how the rejection gets fixed. Working through each […]
What an ALTA Survey Must Show to Satisfy Table A Requirements
If you’re buying commercial property, your lender or title company will almost always ask for an ALTA survey. But not every ALTA survey looks the same. The final drawing depends on which Table A items got checked before the surveyor ever picked up an instrument. Here’s what actually has to appear on the page, and […]