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An article in today's paper prompted this blog.

A homeowner is having problems with the completion of building their home because of property line set backs. They built the house but can't get authorization to complete it because their neighbor in the rear reported them because they were not abiding by the zoning set backs.  There were comments made that the local builder who built the home should have known the set backs because it was on the building permit and ALSO their REALTOR pointed out the property lines and should have known. 

There is an 'old saying' that you learn something new every day, so let this be today's lesson...If you are buying a property, be it a house or land, YOU must get a SURVEY if you truly want to be exact on the property lines for that parcel. 

A REALTOR DOES NOT KNOW, (unless it's THEIR personal property being sold), SO DON'T ASK THE REALTOR.....REALTOR'S ARE NOT SURVEYOR'S....THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS TELLING ANYONE WHERE THE PROPERTY LINES ARE.....DON'T ASK THEM!!

The problem that arises is that THE BUYER is responsible to pay for a survey if they want to know exactly where the property lines are, and that's a cost that most buyers do not want to incur, so they ask the realtor showing the property.  If you think about it honestly, that basically takes the 'responsibility' off the buyer and puts it on to the realtor because if the realtor points out any property lines and they are wrong, the buyer will be the first to come back to the realtor and point the finger for misinformation. 

The county courthouse holds ALL of the property information and that is public knowledge, so if a buyer wants to know where the property lines are, they can visit the appropriate courthouse and look up the deed and that will give the lot dimensions. From there, the property can be walked and measured off so they can see the lot size from that. That's the cheapest way but, WE ALL KNOW YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, so for secure accuracy....PAY TO GET THE SURVEY!!!  DON'T ASK THE REALTOR!!!

People would not asK a Realtor how an appendectomy is performed because a Realtor is NOT a Doctor. 

DON'T ASK A REALTOR WHERE THE PROPERTY LINES ARE....A REALTOR IS NOT A SURVEYOR.