The Land Surveying Fix Kit
Built for land surveyors and surveying firms.
Nobody is underpaying you in this trade — the hours just never reach the invoice. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 6 leaks it covers
6 you can close it
- Corner restoration on federal-survey land folded into general field timeWhere to look first: On jobs that touch Public Land Survey System corners, track corner search and restoration as its own task, with its own hours.Keep it from coming back: Track and quote corner restoration as its own task on every PLSS job.You can close it
- Lump-sum quotes hide the research hours that get shaved firstWhere to look first: No one owes you this money. This kit is in how you quote. Before your next quote, write down your expected hours in three parts: research, field (including monument recovery), office.Keep it from coming back: Scope research, field and office hours before every quote. Check actual vs. scoped after every job.You can close it
- Racing the fee down when public clients themselves pick surveyors on qualificationsWhere to look first: Know the federal rule: under the Brooks Act (40 U.S.C. 1101-1104), federal agencies pick architecture, engineering and related services — including surveying and mapping — on qualifications first, then negotiate a fair fee with the top…Keep it from coming back: Price every quote from scoped hours, not from the last price you heard. Answer price push-back with scope changes, not fee cuts.You can close it
- Records research and deed review buried in a lump sum, not billed as licensed workWhere to look first: On your next quote, split the price into lines: records and deed research, adjoiner deed review, field work and monument recovery, office calculations and drafting.Keep it from coming back: Split every quote into research, field and office lines. Get a yes on extra research before you do it.You can close it
- ALTA/NSPS survey research duty absorbed instead of pricedWhere to look first: Read the 2026 ALTA/NSPS standards (they govern surveys started on or after February 23, 2026). Under the 2026 version, title insurers no longer have to furnish copies of adjoining deeds — you get them yourself.Keep it from coming back: Ask for the title commitment before quoting. Price research and every Table A item as its own line on every ALTA job.You can close it
- Required adjoiner-deed research and monument recovery done free, or not documentedWhere to look first: Look up your own state board's minimum technical standards for boundary surveys. Note exactly what it says about records research, adjoiner descriptions and monuments.Keep it from coming back: Use the state-standard checklist on every boundary job and save the record with the file. Quote research and recovery as separate lines.You can close it
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No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 6 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Corner restoration on federal-survey land folded into general field time
You can close it- On jobs that touch Public Land Survey System corners, track corner search and restoration as its own task, with its own hours.
- Note for each corner: what evidence you found, what procedure you followed, what you set.
- After a few jobs, look at what restoration really takes.
- Quote it as its own line on the next PLSS job. Say in the quote that lost or obliterated corners may add time, priced before it is done.
Your part: Do the restoration, set the price, approve the invoice.
Quote language (paste into your proposal): "Corner search and restoration: [AMOUNT] for up to [NUMBER] corners. Corners that are lost or obliterated may require restoration under the federal Manual of Surveying Instructions. If more work is needed than this line covers, I will tell you the added fee and get your OK before going further. — [YOUR NAME], [LICENSE #]"
Track and quote corner restoration as its own task on every PLSS job.
What this kit can't decide for you: How a given corner is restored is the licensee's professional call under the BLM Manual and state law.
That's 1 of 6. The other 5 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When land surveyors and surveying firms go looking for answers, they search things like “land surveying license”, “land surveyor salary”, “land surveyor rates”, “land surveying business” and “qualifications based selection”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 6 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
How should I price a boundary or ALTA survey?
Don't bury research hours, deed review and monument recovery in a lump sum. The kit shows how to price them.
Should I compete on fee for public work?
Many public clients pick surveyors on qualifications, so racing the fee down costs you. The kit explains it.
How do I bill corner restoration?
As its own work, not folded into general field time. The kit shows how.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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