Is That Easement Still Valid? ALTA Land Title Survey Guide

Surveyors reviewing plans on site during an alta land title survey to confirm easement locations

You review a property before buying. Everything looks fine. Then you notice an easement in the title. So you plan around it. Later, something feels off. You hear that the easement may not even apply anymore. Now you’re stuck. The layout you planned might be wrong. Or worse, you held back space you could have […]

ALTA Survey: How Easements Can Limit Your Property

Aerial view of a property with visible easement and boundary lines, showing how an ALTA survey reveals land use restrictions

A new pipeline plan in Wyoming is getting a lot of attention. Even if the route does not pass right through Casper, it shows a problem that happens often in local land deals. Many buyers think they are getting full use of a property. Later, they find out that parts of the land cannot be […]

How to Compare Schedule B With an ALTA Title Survey

Side-by-side comparison of a title report and an alta title survey showing easement locations and property layout

Buying commercial property feels exciting at first. You picture the building, the parking, and how the space will grow over time. However, one part of the process often gets rushed or skipped. That part is comparing the title report with the alta title survey. At a glance, both documents may seem clear. Yet problems usually […]