Hire a land surveyor without the phone tag
To hire a land surveyor on Surveyors.io: post your property once, send one scoped request to the licensed surveyors listed for your county, then pick the pro and the date that fit. Posting is free for clients. Here is exactly what happens at each step.
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Post your property
Two minutes, no phone calls
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Compare 3 quotes
Scoped, with turnaround dates
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Pick and schedule
You talk only to your choice
The price range and turnaround for the job you describe appear here.
Traverse
Estimate for ,
typical local range · on site to drawing
A published range for this type of work, not a quote. Send the request and surveyors listed for your county reply with their own price.
Free for clients · You choose who to talk to
1. Post your property
Pick the survey type, your state and county, and describe the parcel: residential lot, acreage, commercial or development site, plus a size band. That is the exact scope a surveyor needs to quote accurately, and it takes about two minutes.
Not sure which survey you need? Start from the land survey cost guide or just describe the situation; the matched pros confirm scope before quoting.
The job request a surveyor receives
Type: Boundary survey
Where: Williamson County, TX
Parcel: Residential lot · 0.5 - 2 acres
Why: Fence + closing in 4 weeks
Your request · as the surveyor receives it
Survey type
Boundary survey, corners set and flagged
Parcel
0.4 acre residential lot · Travis County, TX
Timeline
Closing in 3 weeks
Published range for this work
$450 - $900 · 6-9 days on site to drawing
The price line is the published range for this type of work, not a quote. Each surveyor answers with their own price.
2. Get matched quotes
Your request goes to licensed surveyors whose service area covers your county, and they reply with a scoped price and turnaround. Every profile shows the license title and number the surveyor gave us, the county served and the survey types they take on.
Your contact details are not blasted to a list. Nobody calls you until you choose them.
3. Pick and schedule
Compare price, credentials and dates side by side, then accept the quote you like. You talk directly with the surveyor you picked, the crew date goes on the calendar, and the deliverable arrives as agreed: a sealed drawing, a FEMA certificate, stakes in the ground.
Payment goes straight to the surveyor at their quoted price. We never mark up the work.
Anatomy of a quote
- Scope
- Boundary, 4 corners set + flagged
- Price range
- $550 - $850
- Turnaround
- 6-9 business days
- Deliverables
- Sealed drawing (PDF + print)
What we check, and what you check
The board lookup, linked
A profile carries the PLS/PS number as the surveyor entered it and says we have not verified it. Every state page links that state's public licence lookup, so checking it takes a minute.
Insurance: ask for the certificate
We do not collect certificates of professional liability insurance today, so ask the surveyor for a current one before the crew rolls.
Reviews from real jobs only
Ratings on this site come only from clients who hired through the platform, tied to a completed job. A profile without ratings is a profile without platform jobs yet, not a bad sign.
And on the surveyor's side?
The same three steps, mirrored: a scoped job appears for your service area, you quote it in minutes from a template, and you win work that keeps crews full. No shared junk leads. See land surveyor leads for how firms use it, or the pricing for surveyors.
Common questions
How long does a land survey take?
Most residential surveys take 5 to 10 business days end to end. Elevation certificates run 3 to 7 days; ALTA surveys 2 to 4 weeks.
What does it cost?
Typical boundary survey: $450 to $900. Full ranges by type live in the cost guide.