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Should I Get a Property Survey Before Buying a House?

Published 2026-09-13 Last reviewed 2026-09-13 By Lisa C Hamilton, REALTOR®

Quick Answer

A survey may be especially valuable when boundaries are uncertain, the property is irregular, acreage matters, improvements sit near boundaries, an encroachment is suspected, or the buyer plans construction. If exact location matters, use the appropriate professional.

On This Page

  1. 1 What a Survey Can Help Establish
  2. 2 Title Is Not the Same as Survey
  3. 3 There's a Wall Is Not a Survey

What a Survey Can Help Establish

Depending on the survey type, it can address boundaries, improvements, easements, encroachments, and other physical relationships on the land.

That is a different job from what title work does.

Title Is Not the Same as Survey

Title work examines ownership and recorded matters.

A survey addresses physical land and boundary issues.

They solve different problems, and one does not replace the other.

There's a Wall Is Not a Survey

Neither is Google Maps, an assessor map, a listing diagram, or a seller pointing at the ground.

If exact location matters to your purchase or your plans, use the appropriate professional.

Lisa can help you recognize when a survey deserves consideration; a licensed surveyor performs the survey.

Important

Recorded title matters are handled by title professionals, boundary questions by surveyors, and disputes by attorneys. Lisa is a REALTOR® who helps identify the questions, not a surveyor.

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Lisa C Hamilton, REALTOR® with THE Brokerage, A Real Estate Firm®

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Lisa C Hamilton, REALTOR®, NV License S.168195

Lisa C Hamilton is a Las Vegas Valley REALTOR® affiliated with THE Brokerage, A Real Estate Firm®, helping buyers, sellers, investors, and relocating clients across Clark County and Greater Las Vegas. Lisa is not an attorney, escrow officer, title insurer, notary, CPA, lender, foreclosure consultant, mortgage servicer, tax adviser, bankruptcy professional, or HOA lien authority. She handles market value, listing strategy, sales timeline, seller-net analysis, as-is sale evaluation, buyer negotiation, and transaction coordination. Lenders and servicers control loan documents, assumption approval, release-of-liability, and funding procedures; escrow and title professionals control the settlement accounting, recorded title matters, and insurability; notaries perform notarization only as authorized; and attorneys and legal counsel handle powers of attorney, probate and estate authority, trust authority, entity authority, and any legal conclusions about ownership or title validity.

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