In an ideal works one should take tenant surveys and see if your tenants are relatively happier than other tenants in the area.

A rate survey for upstate New York commercial properties by Rynne, Murphy and Associates for the First Quarter of 2010 indicates equity yield rates for small multi-family suburban properties in the range of 11.00% to 16.00% with an average of 13.25%.

The county appraiser says there is 2363sqft, however I don't think it has had another survey done in, lets say, 57 years.

Expecting anyone else (sellers, agents, etc.) to do so is a bit egomaniacal.Go out after the storm when everyone is surveying the damage going "Oh, WTF, this is a disaster.

It was recommended to get a survey on a property I'm looking to purchase.

#1.....websites are often inaccurate....so in a hot market we can help you beat others to hot new listings....for example...CS--status Coming Soon is often in MLS, but not on the public websites.I would also say that finding the house is about 10% of what is involved in the process......that might even be the easy part.....there is much more to it, such as writing a contract, negotiating, knowing what is standard and what might beat other buyers offers, inspections, trusted trades, working thru repairs, surveys, title, lenders, closing....and 1000 other significant items/issues.Tax write offs probably don't matter if you do it personally or thru LLC....talk to your CPA, but most LLCs are for asset protection, not giving you any different deductions.

Our agent took pictures of the second house, it needs little work, and should be worth over $100,000.Our sales agreement is contingent on a survey, so we are about to send the surveyor out there to properly divide the property into two addresses, and we will sell the first one to the buyer, and proceed with repairs and sale on the second.Buy 1 get 1 free.

Taking a survey and looking for opinions/advice....I'm curious to know how many of you have done a cash for deed deal or would if you had the opportunity and why or why not?

(inspections, survey, escrow service fees, etc.)2.  

I was told that the city of Houston charges about ~$1000 in fees and a survey company will charge something like $7-10k to do the surveys/plans/applications/etc.