I got a loan signing gig last Friday that was scheduled for a whole ten days later? It felt too good to be true, because the signing company was paying $275 and frankly I was skeptical. Most times signing orders scheduled three days in advance, are mostly kept. It’s unusual for those orders scheduled that far out to really make it to the date when they’re booked that far in advance.
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Totally agree. But sometimes miracles do happen.
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I received an assignment for the end of this month and all the documents are ready for download and printing. Of course I won’t download and print until the evening before but it is not the first time I was given an assignment more than 3 days ahead.
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@cfletcher When this happens, it’s always best to keep a close eye on your email and/or the APP up to & including 2 hours prior to the signing appointment time.
WHY?
In my direct experience, it’s those Signing Orders [SOs] that are often CANCELLED last-minute.
Hope not . . . but, better to be cautious & closely monitor the current status.
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That’s a downside of the loan signing business, I agree. That’s happened to me, and I ended up missing a signing because of it. In the insurance business, we could double book appointments, reducing the negative impacts due to missed or canceled appointments. It is what it is, I guess.
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I can relate in both instances. I had an signing assigned 12 days in advance, almost missed it. Also was in the insurance business and double booked a lot with little or no problem. You got a great fee also, what a blessing.
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mstrata, thanks for your comment. By the way, are you still working in the insurance business?
@mstrata By any chance did you see the note from @cfletcher ?
No, I sold my agency in 2009 and retired. Started doing this 5 years ago and enjoy the flexibility and freedom it provides.
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I like the freedom I get from both the insurance business and the Notary Public business. I get to do what I want and when I want. Also, the insurance business keeps me from having to deal with these low fees, and the Notary Public business gives me a chance to make new relationships.
I also love the freedom it gives me and I truly love meeting people on a one to one basis.
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I had a refi yesterday that I was sent the text for at 4:09 and needed to leave for the signing an hour and thirty minutes later. After I started printing the docs they sent 2 revised CD’S that had to be printed and integrated into the package. By the time all that was done I had about 10 minutes to get everything together and head out the door. I would love to get orders even four hours out to be able to print and review the docs before having to leave for the signing.
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When that happens I sometimes contact the signers to confirm they are flexible on arrival time. If I have other appointments that will suffer I contact the hiring company and ask to be removed. I also advise companies my deadline for receiving documents when the location includes travel time. I agree 4 hours is a good window.
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How awesome is it when stuff like this happens? In the past on my way to an appointments, my phone would ring and it was the company that hired me, telling me they’re going to need to change a few things or add stuff to the documents. Those calls used to be super stressful for me, but that changed years ago. I think it was after a few calls like that that I started to understand that some things are just beyond my control. So I became very flexible and just tell them ok, but there’s going to be a fee adjustment. So it became a win win situation for both of us…
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I had a signed that documents were pre dated for about 5 days and I told them I couldn’t do it and the lawyer’s office called said I could. I wasn’t taking that chance and refused it.
It’s your decision! Been there, done that – refused to notarize docs before. We’re only responsible for the notarial part, not what’s in the document itself. We basically just verify the signer is who they say they are. I would’ve used the actual notarization date. Check out this NNA article: Was I right to refuse to notarize a backdated document? | NNA