- 1). Review any property records in your possession. Look for the deed to the property, a "metes and bounds" description (this is a formal survey description of the property and contains degrees and directional points of north, south, east, west), and a survey.
- 2). Contact the local court clerk in the jurisdiction if you cannot locate any of the property records. Request a copy of the deed and any other papers filed with the court. Check to see if there is a survey.
- 3). Provide the court with the addresses of neighboring properties. Ask the court for the property history on these properties. Check for a survey. If you cannot obtain a survey, consider asking the neighboring property owner if he has a survey you can copy.
- 4). If you have a survey for any of the properties, review the survey map. Bring the survey to the particular property and line up the survey to the property so you can see how the survey map relates.
- 5). Walk the property, looking for any markers. Markers can be square stones or stakes in the ground. These markers will show the property lines as they correspond to the survey map.
- 6). Consult with a surveyor to confirm the boundary lines and to ask any other questions about them. If there is no survey, the surveyor can be retained in order to draft one.
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