Property Boundary Guides

How to Find Your Property Lines Without a Survey

Check your deed, plat map, county GIS, and property pins to locate boundaries on your own.

Can You Find Property Lines on Your Phone?

Phone-based tools for viewing property boundaries, from GIS apps to your phone's camera.

How to Find Property Lines on Google Earth

A guide to importing KML parcel files into Google Earth Pro to view boundaries on your desktop.

How to Find Property Lines Online for Free

Use county GIS portals and public parcel viewers to look up boundaries at no cost.

How to Find Property Pins and Markers

Locate iron rods, pipes, and survey caps at your property corners using a metal detector.

How to Find Property Lines in the Woods

Tips for locating boundaries in wooded terrain using blazed trees, old markers, and GPS.

How Accurate Are Property Line Apps?

What to expect from GPS-based property apps and when you need survey-grade precision.

Best Free Property Line Apps for Rural Areas

Learn how to verify your land data for free before committing to a paid subscription.

What to Do When Property Lines Aren't Online

How to find boundaries in counties where digital records and GIS data are missing.

ParcelVision vs. LandID vs. OnX Hunt

A high-intent comparison of the top property mapping apps for rural landowners.

Drone Survey vs. AR Mapping App

Compare the cost, precision, and ease of use of drones versus augmented reality.

How Realtors Use AR to Sell Land Faster

See how Augmented Reality is changing land showings and building buyer trust.

GPS Accuracy vs. AR Mapping Precision

Understand the difference between raw GPS dots and camera-stabilized AR lines.

How Much Does a Land Survey Cost?

Typical costs for boundary, topographic, and ALTA surveys, plus what affects the price.

How to Find a Property Survey Online

Guide to searching county recorder and clerk databases for recorded surveys and plat maps.

How to Read a Property Plat Map

Understand lot lines, dimensions, easements, and common symbols on a plat map.

What Is an Easement on a Property?

Types of easements, how they're created, and what they mean for your property rights.

Fence Setbacks: How Far From the Property Line Can I Build?

Understand local zoning and HOA rules for how close a fence can be to your boundary.

Do I Need a Survey to Build a Fence?

When a survey is recommended before installing a fence and what can go wrong without one.

Property Line vs. Fence Line: What's the Difference?

Why fences don't always sit on the property line and what that means for you.

Can a Neighbor Build a Fence on the Property Line?

Shared fence rules, local ordinances, and what to do before a fence goes up.

What to Do When a Neighbor Builds on Your Property

Steps to take when you discover an encroachment, from confirming the line to legal options.

Encroachment vs. Easement: What is the Difference?

Learn the legal distinction between an unauthorized intrusion and a documented right of use.

Property Line Laws for Trees: Who Owns What?

Rights and responsibilities for overhanging branches, fallen trees, and boundary line trunks.

How to Settle a Property Line Dispute

Practical approaches from informal resolution to mediation and boundary line agreements.

What Is Adverse Possession?

How someone can claim ownership of land through long-term, open use without permission.