Smith-Roberts National Corp. ( http://www.smith-roberts.com ) is a nationwide ALTA Land Survey coordinator and the originator of the DesignReady Survey®.
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Ensure That Your Commercial Real Estate Project Can Be Carried Out as Envisioned
1. Ensure That Your Commercial Real Estate
Project can be Carried out as Envisioned
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2. • Every buyer and lender should review the status of title and must
execute a complete survey of the commercial property to be
purchased, prior to making the decision to purchase.
• An ALTA survey incorporates both a thorough title search and a land
survey.
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3. ALTA surveys are more formally known as ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys.
Please note the mention of two organizations:
1. American Land Title Association
2. American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
This reflects the double role of ALTA survey, from a title search (public records)
and physical survey standpoint.
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4. • The title search provides public record disclosures of everything that
affects the property.
• However a “title search” is not sufficient. It may fail to identify a recorded
document and may not include “unrecorded third party property rights”.
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5. An ALTA survey can uncover several unrecorded third party property
rights, errors and other conditions affecting the property such as
• Easements that may encumber or benefit the property
• Possible encroachments across boundary lines or easements
• Access to a public street or lack thereof
• Zoning of the property along with setback requirements
• Flood Zones that may affects the subject property
• Evidence of any use by other parties
• Location of any water boundaries on the subject property
• Evidence of cemeteries
• Names of adjoining property owners
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6. • ALTA surveys bring to light such important information – which can
help to maximize project value.
• Smith-Roberts National Corporation is a nationwide land survey
coordination firm that specializes in coordinating and producing
ALTA Land Title Surveys.
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