Cardinal Surveying & Land Planning

Communication was very difficult. We had a complex process because of wetlands and the state, which made knowing where paperwork was in the process important to us as property owners. When my husband called the city to check on paperwork that Cardinal had dropped off, the city told us that it was missing a stamp, which was not a problem because both my husband and I understand that mistakes happen, but when I notified Wendy of the issue, this is in part what I received back: "It is important that you know all of the facts. When we began this process, I told Fred the lot was not suitable for subdividing because of the wetlands. You both decided to go ahead with it. During the course of our work Fred has interfered with the process by questioning our work, the professionals we hired, meeting with the City, State and others without my knowledge or involvement. This has created utter chaos and extended the length of the project. You have now spent an inordinate amount of time and money on a piece of land that is marginally suitable for building." The fact is that the property quickly went under contract almost immediately after putting it on the market and although we lost that buyer because the process of getting approval proved too long for them, we again found another buyer almost immediately after putting it on the market again. We are happy to report that we closed on the property recently. Even the people on the Conservation Committee at the city commented on what a nice site it was. My husband is a conscientious property owner who has been in real estate and construction for 40+ years and has always taken an active a role in anything regarding our properties. His "interference" was him trying to stay informed in what was going on with the process, to ensure that we and those we were paying very good money for were doing what the process required. Cardinal did do what was necessary to complete the project, but from beginning to end, it was a non stop effort for us to get in touch with Cardinal to find out when they would be coming to the property, what paperwork was in the process or what meeting we needed to attend. Communication was a part of the contract and that was definitely a struggle to get. And, as you can see when we were communicated with on that one occasion, it was not at all what we expected.

Came highly recommended for a land boundary survey. Prompt clear and professional. Would use again!