Is there a difference between rural and city purchases?
Purchasing property in the city is fairly straightforward. There is a house on a lot, on a street. There is most likely an existing survey that shows the location of all of the buildings on the property. There are municipal services rather than septic systems and wells. Basically the conditions needed in an offer on a property in the city are for arranging financing and getting a home inspection done. Rural properties are a completely different animal, especially if the lot is a large one. Fences have a way of being put up with no regard to the lot lines. The only way to be entirely sure of where the property starts and stops is to have a new survey done with clear lot markings done on the ground. Buildings that have been constructed may or may not be on the property. A survey will also show the position of the buildings. If it’s a very large piece of land, 5 acres or more, it may not be necessary to have a full survey done. The surveyor can plot the corners of the lot, and “eyeball” t
