How an ALTA Title Survey Supports a Commercial Purchase

Aerial view of a commercial property being reviewed for an ALTA title survey

A commercial property can look clear on paper. The deed gives a description. The title report lists what sits on record. The land itself can still hold surprises. An ALTA title survey is built for a moment like a commercial purchase. People sometimes think of it as a map, but a map is only part […]

What Happens When Two Surveys Disagree on the Property Line

Surveyors conducting boundary survey fieldwork in South Dakota

Two boundary surveys can show two different property lines on the same piece of ground. That does not automatically mean one surveyor got it wrong. It means something in the evidence, the records, the monuments, or how they were read, does not line up. Sorting that out takes actual investigation. It is not something you […]

How Drone Mapping Helps Plan a New Subdivision

Drone mapping a South Dakota property to compare potential subdivision layouts

Drone mapping gives a development team a fresh look at a piece of land before anyone draws a single lot line. In South Dakota, where a new subdivision may sit on open acreage or a growing edge of town, that early view matters. It shows what the property looks like right now, not what it […]