Seeing as I am looking to do my first deal in Texas, I would like to survey areas that are not known as "rough".

Also utility contractor if you are not taped into the city water and sewage.Once you have all bids or your GC has them you pay a surveyor to draw up a demo survey if you have a home to remove and plot plans for projected new construction.

The buyer for closing costs, $400-$600, excluding any financing items, prepaid insurance, taxes, survey if desired.

Who is doing surveys?

In my area it is customary for the seller to provide a current survey.

I would call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about any potential issues that may exist on your land before you buy.6/ Once you are serious about a property, I would spend the money to have a survey done, to make sure again that all the easements and setbacks etc. that are of record will not prevent you from using your land as you intend.

This is more of a question to get a pulse type survey of BP investors. 

Square is expressly for on screen take off; so any time you're doing a quantity survey from plans it's going to be helpful. 

I would cash offer, no inspection, no survey.

If you were to get zoning approval then your next step is to go through the subdivision process which involves a survey a plat and going through the administrative procedures to get it approved and recorded.