Doing your own house survey. ethical? legal?
Finally buying my first house. The mortgage company says $350 for the survey and done. I'm fine with the price, but I'm concerned about the product's quality. As much as I would love to rip into a poorly done survey and report it to the board. I don't want it to affect my closing timeline. but i also don't want the lender to flag it because the survey for mr.blaizer123 was done by blaizer123 surveying.
I have heard conflicting information from other surveyors of signing your own property survey. "It's unethical," and "if you do it right, how is it any different than anyone else"
I also have heard of people just getting their surveyor buddies to sign it for them.
thoughts?
Also, sidenote while i wait for Mod Approval. Since when does making a post require Mod Approval?
EDIT: I have been running ragged with work and buying a house, I didn't realise that i had today off so i did the survey myself.
Took me about 4 hours to do it. topo/trees included. It's a great way to meet your new neighbors. But man I'm not used to this field work. I struggled to jump a 4' fence. now to relax in the office to draft it up.