Title: Describe the purposes of a land survey.
Course: Real Estate (12154) > Section: Examining Types of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust

Description should include identification of property boundaries, easements, and encroachments.

DPOR correlations: 18VAC135-20-400. 3 (Property rights); 18VAC135-20-400. 10 (Home ownership); 18VAC135-20-400. 11 (Real property and title insurance)

Process/Skill Questions:

- How is a land survey arranged?
- What is the purpose of a land survey?
- What is the difference between a property boundary survey with stakes and a non-staked survey?
- How are easements and encroachments marked on a land survey?
- What is a topographic survey?