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Q: People tell me a survey is pretty expensive and I had been talking with a friend who told me that I could have the county come and place a "corner-pin" (???) to mark my property and using the deed could measure approximately where the poperty line is.

A: I have never heard of the government pay for a private survey.
I guess the way he explained it to me was that it wasn't an actual survey. It's possible that I misunderstood him.

Anyway then, how am I supposed to tell where my property lines are? Would there be documentation of previous surveys and, if so, how long do results from previous surveys last as far as accuracy goes? And, if I find previous survey results and they are still legal, can I use them to define the boundaries of my property?