Average Cost for a Land Survey After a Lot Split Request

Large property near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the average cost for a land survey may vary for a proposed lot split

More owners of large parcels around the Pittsburgh region are looking into splitting their land into smaller lots. Some want to sell part of a family property. Others plan to build on one piece and keep the rest. A lot split starts with a survey, and the cost of that survey is one of the […]

Average Cost for a Land Survey When Buying Vacant Land With No Visible Markers

A land surveyor works on vacant rural property near Pittsburgh, showing the terrain that can affect the average cost for a land survey

Buying a raw piece of ground near Pittsburgh sounds simple until you ask one question: where do the property lines actually sit? If there are no stakes, no pins, and no fence to guide you, that question gets harder fast. This guide walks through what drives the average cost for a land survey on unmarked […]

Land Surveying: Estimating the Cost

Land surveying, in short, is the science and art of establishing or re-establishing property corners, property lines and/or boundaries. There are different reasons why someone wants a lot surveyed. Essentially the most common is to check if a piece of land is vulnerable to flooding, to subdivide a property to sell or to determine if […]