Ask the dumbA$$ scheduler, whether they go to grocery store and ask to negotiate the price of milk, bread and eggs citing cost of producing these things and then saying that I will set my price. and pay only so much less that the marked price…
I had an interesting situation last week, for a Friday July 5th signing at 8 pm. Navy Federal Title calls me for a signing and says they want to assign to me. They did not mention the fee.
I said , Hold up !! Whats the fee?
She says $100. I told her, I would rather be on the beach than take this fee. So i quote $175.
I told her I charge the $175 and up from the title companies locally and they are happy with my service.
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She says, “I have been calling notaries , no one is answering” . But !! Let me get back with approval !
I told her. ! What approval? Its the client who is paying !! So Why are you HAGGLING !!! Let the client haggle, NOT you.
SO she comes back in under 30 minutes saying i got fee approved to $125. I told her NO WAY !!
Then she says $140… I say NO WAY
They she SAYS $150 is the max they can give !! I STILL I Say NO WAY !! ( I was tempted to cave in)
You know why I said this !! becoz, they were NOT HONEST TO offer $150 approved price on the second call and tried to downplay me & I need to stick to my principle and show her NOT to do this again. I perhaps made another notary’s day.
I told her good luck and keep calling other notaries. SO SOMEONE got lucky and got offered $150 perhaps.
That was a lesson to her in treating a notary with honesty and professional pricing
They she says, Ahh, Would you like to register in our title company for preferred vendor. . I told her NOPE. Use the same forum ( 123notary ) where she found me originally to find me again
So notaries !! the takewaay is
Define your operating principle & profit & pricing !!
Stick to it , NO MATTER WHAT !!
You need to know when to call a bluff and when to fold !!
Perhaps playing poker often will teach you some art of negotiating and reading people and make you strong willed.
Many title companies are lying to client on closing fee , and then they try to squeeze you for as much profit they can skim. This is an industry wide phenomenon and I intent to put and end to this lying and thieving from both client and notary !!
So now you know!! Stand your ground and demand what you need , else tell them to shove it.