What is an ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey and When Do You Need One?
When you’re starting a new construction project, or purchasing a piece of residential or commercial real estate that may or may not already have some improvements on it, one of the first steps should be to request a survey of the land. After all, you need to know the extents of the land you’re purchasing. However, a boundary survey may not always be enough. Your lender, the land title insurance company or perhaps you, as the buyer, may be negatively impacted by things discovered later that might affect your ability to use the land in the way you intend. To determine whether any such conditions exist, an ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey may be necessary..
An ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey will provide you with a more complete map of the parcel, with buildings and improvements. It will also provide you with, among other things, the following information:
- Names of neighboring property owners
- Evidence of easements and encumbrances, even those not recorded.
- Any evidence of use by other parties
- Evidence of cemeteries
- Water features
- Access routes to the property
- Zoning classification – if requested
- Flood zone classification – if requested
Are you really comfortable starting your project without this wealth of knowledge? If the answer is no, give the team at Roger Ward Engineering a call today at 317-251-1738. Let us put our knowledge and experience to work for you. We’ll make sure you have all of the information possible upfront, to avoid potential problems down the line.
Roger Ward Engineering (RWE) is a locally owned civil engineering and consulting firm based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1999 by Roger Ward Jr., Roger Ward Engineering specialized in site-civil engineering development consulting, and construction engineering for various types of project such as Multi-family, Institutional, Commercial, Industrial and Residential Markets. In 2013, Roger Ward Sr. joined the firm bringing extensive experience in the Public Sector Markets and Water and Wastewater Facility Consultation. Roger Ward Sr. is now the firm’s majority owner, Chief Executive Officer, and primary point of contact.
