Determining the Exact Boundaries of Your Property

It’s actually quite simple to determine the exact boundaries of your property but for legal purposes you will likely have to hire a licensed land surveyor to survey the land and place official markers on the lines themselves. The cost of doing so will probably run you around $500 if a survey was recently performed and quite possibly even more if one hasn’t been done in many years.

If you want to know for your own knowledge, you probably have a map from when you bought your home that details where the lines are if you get into a dispute with your neighbor. If you want to know in order to settle a dispute, you can call in a land surveyor for the purposes of settling the dispute without involve the courts whatsoever (i.e. cheaper). Finally, if you just want a copy of the document, you may be able to get it at your county courthouse but be prepared to pay for the research and photocopying fees.