In these parts we cannot include a survey exception for lenders coverage even if a survey was not undertaken (and access is a covered risk).

Take a survey.6) Make an offer on it, with the numbers you are comfortable with and run with it.

I’d contact the title company I worked with and bam by 11 I’d have 60 years of title history...yup West coast have digital title plants.. and the other east coast the records are at court house and an abstractor has to collect them for a fee.. or you have to do it yourself.. keep in mind East coast records are far older than west coast.. we are babys .. most records start with Spanish land grants.. along with section and range descriptions.. with 90% of the searchs done in lot and block.Just like some states people actually survey an SFR before they buy it.. that simply is never done in a subdivision on the west coast if you asked for one realtors and others would look at you like your were from  Mars or maybe Venus

You should order a survey and boundaries flagged and well defined.

A recent survey 45% say they see their homes as reflecting themselves and 55% say homes as an investment...so maybe white subway after all.

We had to have surveys and abstracts for all four properties.

The only thing the guy wanted was a survey so I figured, why not?

Jose,Here is a list of "hidden costs" that may surprise you if you haven't been through this before:Closing costs when you purchase the propertyTitle Insurance Policies for you (and the lender if there is one)Miscellaneous closing fee's (survey, recording, etc)Loan origination feesHolding costs (during the time that you own the property)Builders risk and Liability insurance policy premiumsProperty taxesHOA feesUtility usage chargesBuilding permit costsDumpster / hauling chargesLoan interestClosing costs when you sell the propertyStaging (if applicable)Realtors feeClosing costs (depending on where the property is, this could be a huge cost) Professional fees for accounting, legal and taxesCapital gains tax on your profitI hope this helps you, and good luck!

But the auction company says the seller won't reduce the price at all.Given that I had already spent around $1000 on preliminary title and survey,  I offered to get full survey and title work done to prove to seller (although it seemed like they already knew b/c 3 deals on this same property had fallen through previously), provided that the seller would agree to pay for it if we couldn't agree on a price reduction after that. 

Unfortunately the title report and survey show an easement that will prevent this.