How do I know the property lines in Chile are correct?

We recommend to all of our clients that want to buy property outside of a major city hire a surveyor to independently resurvey the property as standard practice. Many sellers, even the most honest ones, simply do not have a clear concept of just how large their property is in reality. We especially recommend this when the property has an older title, or the property has a water source such as a river or lake that may have moved over time, or the property was last surveyed before GPS technology was widely available.

That said, many of our clients that have had the properties resurveyed before purchase have been pleasantly surprised to discover that the property is larger than was originally believed. Sometimes the properties have been significantly larger.

This is just a good overall practice to insure that you are really buying what you believe you are buying, and it can help you better visualize the property. Surveyors in Chile are relatively inexpensive (typically a few hundred dollars), and can place property lines on a satellite map for you, along with checking the property against government databases.