[fireant911]

My wife and I are looking at purchasing 26 acres of undeveloped land in northern Alabama. I realize that the cost of surveying varies greatly depending upon one's geographical location and the condition of the land but we are really curious as to what others had paid recently in regards to a boundary survey. The reason I am inquiring is that we received one quote that was... well, absolutely ridiculous!

We have contacted other surveyors since getting the original quote (oddly, the quote we received was by the firm that performed the survey when the current owners bought the property and all records and associated drawing are on file - we saw them yesterday). It has been a few years since we have required a survey and I am curious if the price has increased that much.

I thoroughly understand that survey is a professional endeavor so I am not disputing that - it is that the cost we were quoted was INSANELY expensive.