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Regardless of whether you are conducting a residential or commercial transaction, in almost all cases it is the responsibility of the seller to provide a survey for the closing of a land transaction. Section 6C(1) of the TREC contract states: “Seller shall furnish to Buyer and Title Company Seller’s existing survey.” If you are buying real estate, this sounds great from a financial standpoint – it means one less closing cost to worry about. Often a survey is overlooked because it is a relatively small ticket item in a closing compared to the costs of financing. However, if you look at the purpose of a survey, it is just as important because of what it determines.

In the general sense, to survey something is to carefully review that object or person and accurately record the results. Nearly every time you make a purchase, you are asked to complete a survey. During election season, people receive countless emails or phone calls asking them to answer a few short survey questions to help predict outcomes. The people conducting surveys ask questions about preference or opinion, then record their responses to better understand outcomes.

The purpose of surveying has remained somewhat the same over time: establishing boundaries, creating maps for navigation, and developing land. While the purposes of surveying remain constant, the tools used to accomplish them have evolved dramatically with human advancement. Our Texas professional surveying company utilizes a variety of tools to capture the most precise measurements.