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    TC

    Posted by Pamela Email on March 25, 2007, 9:13 am, in reply to "Re: Screw up by a $40.00 notary?"
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    "Let's face it...like ANY booming
    business, it reached it's pinnacle (nice
    for those of you who got in on the BOOM),
    but the BOOM is gone! Get used to it!"

    The Real Estate industry has always had
    its highs and lows. That's the nature of
    the beast. It will BOOM again!

    Now, as far as $40.00 signings go, I can
    assure you that the "new" loan
    officer, "new" escrow officer and any
    other "new" persons in a mortgage
    transaction, are not lowering their fees
    (and are NOT receiving $40.00)!

    The point is to not accept these
    ridiculous rates. Why? Because a notary
    signing agent is worth more than that!

    There ARE companies out there, who will
    pay a "newbie" more. I suggest that you
    Market! Market! Market!

    Heck, I receive more than that doing
    general notary work. For instance, a one
    signature notarized document(locally) is
    $45.00. It's $10.00 for the signature
    and $35.00 for the mileage. Plus there's
    no "mountain" of papers, no printing, no
    shipping, no delays etc. . .

    Remember, the MORTGAGE/REAL ESTATE
    fields (for which loan signing is
    involved) are NOT minimum wage
    professions. And, $40.00 for all intended
    purposes, is equaled to minimum wage!


    Pam

    --Previous Message--
    : Pan: Yes, I am angry--and I'm going to
    : tell you why: I am sick and tired to
    : death of these people (DD, et al) who
    : (I 'suspect') think they are the only
    : ones who have the right to work this
    : industry that apparently, they feel
    : they own, or at least built; they
    : don't want any one else to butt in on
    : their territory, and are SO afraid of
    : a little competition. I've seen
    : "$40 notary" bashing over
    : and over on this board, and how
    : supposedly they are 'ruining the
    : industry' and it's their fault the SS
    : are offering lower and lower fees.
    : Frankly, I think that is a bunch of
    : baloney! Let's face it...like ANY
    : booming business, it reached it's
    : pinnacle (nice for those of you who
    : got in on the BOOM), but the BOOM is
    : gone! Get used to it! and get off the
    : backs of the newbies (or 'greenies',
    : as I've seen them called on this
    : board), they have just as much right
    : as any one to give it a try. So I
    : repeat: Get off your high horse!
    :
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : tc,
    :
    : DD must have really struck a nerve to
    : get such a response as yours.
    :
    : Do you think all of your raging is
    : going to accomplish anything other
    : than letting off steam?
    :
    : Frankly, one needs a thick skin in
    : this business and it's obvious yours
    : isn't.
    :
    : But, hey, it's a free country and
    : you're entitled to my opinion.
    :
    :
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : So what...?.....now you have ESP? You
    : 'sensed' it was a SS, you 'suspect' it
    : was screw up by a $40 notary? Where
    : do get off being so high and mighty,
    : and know it all? Who are YOU, anyway?
    : It's the ones like you that make me
    : want to barf...you just think you're
    : so great, so "Mr./Mrs. Expert
    : getting paid $150-$200 per
    : closing". So WHAT? Did you start
    : out that way? Did you not Have to
    : start out low and build your way up?
    : Or, in reality, is it because when you
    : started, the industry was booming and
    : paying more? You have no RIGHT to
    : bad-mouth those notaries who are
    : trying to make a 'go' of it.....you
    : don't know (or should I say 'sense' or
    : 'suspect'?) what their situation is,
    : or how badly they need the job. Hey,
    : at least they're not settling for
    : Welfare.......they're trying to make
    : an honest living. An HOW DARE you
    : assume, or 'suspect', that because
    : there was a screw up somewhere, it was
    : done by a "$40 notary".
    : There are CERTAINLY (and I know for a
    : fact--not 'sense' or 'suspect') that
    : there are some high-rolling, "I
    : make the big bucks" jerks out
    : there who also screw up!!!! So get off
    : your high horse, and let these
    : notaries do their job. You don't own
    : the industry.
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : I think it was a signing service that
    : just called me. She didn't say she is
    : a SS, but I suspect she is (you can
    : almost sense a SS). I think one of
    : their $40.00 notaries screwed up. She
    : said UPS has a package with a few
    : pages in it. She needs me to pick it
    : up and take it to the borrower for her
    : to sign. I said "sure, what's
    : the scoop" She sounded all angry
    : and flustered. She said she would call
    : me right back. When she called me
    : back, she said the borrower said she
    : wouldn't sign. I suspect the borrower
    : is probably angry & went with
    : another company. Well, I guess the
    : low-ball Signing Services are paying
    : the price. They should know you just
    : get what you pay for.
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