TOM PROPST
Professional Mapping Services
Licensed Professional Land Surveyor and Certified Federal Surveyor with 30 years of experience, the last 20 in California. Licensed in California, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In addition to my private practice I am also Instructor of the "Legal Aspects of Land Surveying" course at Santiago Canyon College in the City of Orange. Santiago Canyon College has one of the largest surveying student bodies in the United States.
Typical Services Offered:
- Boundary Analysis and Retracement
- Legal Descriptions and Exhibits
- Title Constraints Exhibits
- Land Title Mapping and review
- Homeowners
Testimonials :
Feedbacks, Comments & Suggestion
- From a former student:
- Hi Tom-
- I just wanted to tell you that the Legal Aspects classes were very helpful. After class ended I pulled out my 1001 Solved Surveying Problems (Van Sickle) and went through the legal portion. I was pleasantly surprised when I whipped through the questions getting them right and/or had enough background to deduce answers I didn't immediately know. It was pretty awesome.Thanks!
- From a potential client:
- TOM:
- I deeply appreciate your help and information, and thank you for it.I'll be discussing this with my wife and will get back to you about how we will proceed.Gratefully,
Boundary Analysis and Retracement
This involves reestablishing an existing boundary, as distinct from creating a new boundary. We research the property through deed records and maps to ascertain when and how its boundaries were originally created. We examine those creating documents to see what, if anything, was set (or to be set) at the property corners. We will also look at adjoining property documents to ensure their lines are agreeable with those of the property in question, and if not in agreement to ascertain why not, of possible. In the field we will search for controlling monumentation for the project and any other collateral evidence which could prove the location. Back in the office we will analyze the measurements and recovered evidence, compare those to the record, and state our conclusions on a plat of the survey.
