How to Read Your Property Survey
Image taken by Diana Walton- Houston First Time Home Buyer Specialist
Hello and welcome to Houston First Time Home Buyers Edition, formally First Home Houston (FHH), where we provide useful information to help Houston first time home buyers make the most informed decision when it comes to buying, decorating, and maintaining their first home.
One very important pieces of document you will receive at the closing of your new home is the Survey. Among other things, the survey lets you know where your property line begins and end. For example, if you’re thinking of putting up a fence, you will need to know exactly where your property ends and your neighbor’s begins. Lets take a look at what else you will find on a survey.
Located on the upper left hand is the property information that includes the address, lot number, block number, county and city.
Right below that is the heading, Legend. Here is where you will find the explanation of all the symbols. For example UP, means utility pole. CATV means cable TV. EM is electric meter.
In the middle of the survey is bearings and distance. Because the boundaries of a property consist of calls, each call consist of direction, otherwise know as bearings.
The compass over on the left side, shows the direction the property is facing.
On the lower left section, title exception, you will find any notes as well as exceptions, if any, affecting the property.
On the lower right hand, you will find the surveying company, the surveyor’s signature and the license number.
So there you have it. We are not just here to help you buy your new home, we also want you to know the what, why, where, when and how of being a new homeowner. As always, thank you so much for stopping by. Remember, if you are thinking of purchasing your first home, please contact us. We are here to help. We have been helping Houston first time home buyers since 2011 and we can help you. I hope you have an amazing day. Until next time...Diana
