Fellow signing agents. Please don’t accept a job then cancel because it’s too far away. I just came home from meeting with a man who said 2 other notaries before me had called him to confirm then canceled because of distance. I’ve never had an offer that didn’t disclose anything less than the town name. This one in particular came from a platform that shows whole address up front. Seriously, 2 other notaries before me. Do people actually take signings without checking the drive time first? It did work out in my favor though because by the time I accepted this job at 7:30 last night for 9am today their initial offer was $50 more than I normally charge.
Side notes, today must be my lucky signing day. My next one set was to be a purchase so I charged as such. Documents arrived and it’s just a co signer so it’s less than $60 pages. Third for today was to be a round table so I charged as such. Looks like only a CD needs to be signed by sellers agent. I’m making out good. Basicly by the end of the day Im making what 4 signings would pay and doing 3.
@jennifer.shaffor , we all know how such things happen. Due to text/email blasts, we all have mere seconds to accept loan signing orders. Therefore, there’s probably a lot of return signing orders once the LSA finds out it’s not profitable, especially due to these depressed low fees. I have personally elected not to take any of the texts or emailed blasts signing orders, because those orders doesn’t fit my signing fee schedule model.
I very rarely accept a job and then give it back. If I do, it’s usually because I forgot that I was already booked for the day/time of the assignment. I’m not as good as I used to be at remembering my schedule when I’m out of the office, away from any calendar. It also happens when the signer changes the date or the time to one that I’m already booked for. I try to remember to print my calendar and take it with me when I’m out of the office. Other than that, I don’t give back jobs, even if I’m sorry that I took it in the first place. Nobody puts a gun to our heads and forces us to take jobs that we don’t really want. It’s all on us. We should stand by our commitment if it’s at all possible to do so.
Agree with checking zip codes before accepting order but at times in my neck of the woods does not tell whole story. Live close to Mt. Rainier in WA and have found zip codes don’t alway reveal that location could be on path leading up to the mountain. At times, mailing zip codes for Enumclaw in the valley are used and no zip codes available on mountain paths. In rural areas, must know geography.
Obviously, you live in a different set of conditions than I do. My territory is the greater Los Angeles area, where there are tons of zip codes. Once you are familiar with them, you know which ones are within your driving range at any particular time of day….or never. Once I know the zip code of the signing, I know if I’m interested in it at any price (that they will realistically pay). Then I look at time of day. I will only go to certain areas in the morning, for example. If a signing offer meets all other criteria, then I will look at the fee offered and decide whether I want to accept as stated, counteroffer, or not respond to at all (if it’s too insultingly low). Probably 75-80% of them, I’ll counteroffer. All of this has to be done within a few seconds, if you have any hope of getting the job before someone else grabs it.
Yep definitely different types of areas. Previous notary experience in Marin & Sonoma Counties. Day job previous to retirement in Seattle frequented company offices in San Diego, Port of Los Angeles, and other ports in CA. Lived last 30 years in WA State and increased challenges cost of living rural areas still nice. Increased expensive construction diminishing rural areas and increasing zip codes. Poor planning enabled fires and floods eroding many new areas. Some new zip codes may disappear. CA has had it’s share of issues. Used to live in Santa Rosa CA which pretty much burned down and changed area history. Our world is changing and commute times increasing.
