Identifying the land involved in a deed or mortgage requires much more than just an address, hence the need for a method that describes the entire parcel subject of the legal document in such a way that it satisfies legal standards of definiteness. What is required to have a correct point of beginning on a metes and bounds legal description? Why is this important?
There are two points of beginning. The first is a known landmark from which to begin the description (i.e., an intersection of two streets). The second is the point of beginning of the tract to be described. It is the second point of beginning that we want to focus on for our discussion.