New loan signing assignments

[chasemobilenotary4]

I am a recent NNA certified loan signing agent. I get new texted assignments sent to me that aren’t too far from where I live (say 20 miles), but some of them range from 40- pages (or more); loan signing company pays $75-80. Just printing out the document / reviewing them takes an hour; then the driving and meeting the client (maybe taking up to 1/2 hour). We don’t get paid for mileage. Then, I go home and scan the signed document / upload to Snapdocs / maybe have to also mail via FedEx or UPS. I have done the math and am confused about what we really earn overall. Am I missing something? Are there things I could be doing to earn something over $20 an hour? Thank you.

[Arichter]

Glad to hear you’re doing the math. That’s the ONLY was to know what you should (ALWAYS, these days) counter that meets your profitable fee. It seems to me that most of the platforms start out with a fee that is either a loss or just covers expenses and you’re working for free. For starters, figure out your expenses on printing and auto/time for every zip code you’ll ‘do’. Then add the profit you WANT. Keep it handy.

[cNsa5]

@chasemobilenotary4 Yes, always let them know Your Fee.

Here are two threads that you may find helpful:

IMPORTANT => Guideline for Creating Your Schedule of Fees

Here is a guideline for those new to this business sector that is quite helpful to create an individualized List of Fees for professional services provided in our industry . . . ===>>> UPDATE The 2026 IRS mileage rate is => $0.725 cents/mile It would be in your best interest to jot down all of the expenses associated with performing the services you provide within your service region to determine a baseline operating cost. Then, at that point, you can calculate the fees that will generate a …

IMPORTANT: A Seven-Step Guide to help you Achieve Success => Insights regarding whether to start a business (or not . . .) or to CONTINUE (or not . . .)

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Also, here are several links that will elucidate the reality of the compensation within this business sector:

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.nationalnotary.org/file%20library/nna/download/nna-2023-notary-survey-results.pdf

Finally..a reality check as to how much a notary earns

The NNA has completed a survey of income. Here’s the link: How much can I earn as a mobile Notary or Signing Agent? | NNA

How much can I earn as a mobile Notary or Signing Agent?

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[johnsonps306]

I have a printer that does 35 pages a minute. Print speed is something to look at when you buy your printer. I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect to be paid for poor printing speed. Printing documents is part of an assignment. When a package goes over 100 pages you can think about extra fees, but printing is considered part of a fee.