All Forum Posts by: George Kamerzan

I purchased a house with .33 acres in WA state, after carefully measuring it seems I only have .27. Apparently the neighbor to the back and side of me has been using my land(he built a little road for his truck and built a shed. My property should continue into his yard for about 20 feet and run about 115 feet. What should I do, I owned the property for a year now, I believe I have title insurance. Thanks!

@Patrick McGrath

Good thing I can't afford Seattle prices! And honestly if 76k is below poverty line that is just an insult to me!

Hey friends! I'm pretty new to this and forums in general so I will try to keep it short and to the point. One year ago I purchased a duplex, my wife and I live in one half and we rent out the other. When we purchased the duplex the documents that came along with all the paperwork stated that my property is 110x115 feet(.33 acres). Zillow, Redfin, and public records all confirm that. Now when I went ahead and measured my property, street to fence and so forth, I continuously came up with  109x105, Roughly that is .29 acres, I measured and remeasured  and always come up short. I spoke to my neighbors and they confirm(obviously) that the fence line is the true marker. I know that the fence has been up for more then 7 years so technically if the rules of hostile takeover apply the neighbors are right. Since I purchased the house a year ago all the documents and the title company states that I have .33 of an acre. I'm 90% sure I have insurance with the title company for this scenario, but what they need me to do is do a survey, which would be 2k out of pocket expense. I don't really need that chunk if land, but Im just worried that it might hurt my resale value at some point. Also if perhaps there is a chance the title company would pay me out, I would much prefer that! Please, any thoughts, knowledge and or experience would help. Thanks, George!

Hey guys! I'm a 28 year old general contractor in the state of Washington. I'm newly wed, and relatively new to real estate. My goal is to be able to have a passive income that covers all my bills by the age of 33, via rentals and perhaps flipping. My wife and I are currently house hacking a duplex that we purchased exactly a year ago. That is pretty much all my experiance in real estate thus far. Always eager to learn more though!