This video discusses how property is legally described, highlighting the difference between lot and block descriptions and metes and bounds descriptions. Lot and block descriptions are simple and commonly used in subdivisions, while metes and bounds descriptions are more complex and used in rural areas. The latter involves mapping out a property's shape and size by identifying its starting point, distance, and direction. The legal descriptions, particularly the metes and bounds, can be challenging, requiring accurate matching of old and new deeds, survey, and tax legal descriptions. Surveys can be valuable in identifying small issues that can affect property descriptions.