Posted by ginger52078 on 7/1/05 8:31am
Msg #49280

fees for e-docs

The standard fee for e-docs seems to be $25 but do you all include a borrowers copy pkg in that?

Reply by sandi_CA on 7/1/05 8:33am
Msg #49281

Yes, the $25.00 covers printing 2 complete sets of docs.

Reply by Charm_AL on 7/1/05 8:40am
Msg #49284

that's standard, but you set your own fee. There are some that charge more.

Reply by Charles_CA on 7/1/05 9:36am
Msg #49301

I get $25 for one set and $10 per set of copies. I believe that in California I may even be a little light. You have to figure that it takes time to extract the copies as well as printing them. If the docs are properly set up and come in on a document program it takes very little time but I have had docs come in .pdf and I have had to actually sort them, or make a discrete decision to print on legal or letter. Normally my computer can make that decisiion if the docs are correctly transmitted and so sometimes I make out and sometimes i get stuck but it all works out because I have established a cost for the service and how much profit I need to make and that's my fee.

Reply by MimiCA on 7/1/05 10:01am
Msg #49313

So, are you saying you get a total of $35 if you make 2 copies? (1 for borrower & 1 to return to lender)

Reply by Lee/AR on 7/1/05 11:26am
Msg #49350

You need to figure out what it costs you...time, paper, toner, equipment replacement (oh, yeah...eventually you'll need a new printer) ADD a profit (you think Kinkos does it at cost?) and that's the fee YOU QUOTE. You don't just take whatever they offer or soon you'll be doing 'em for $5.

Reply by SarahBeth_CA on 7/1/05 12:33pm
Msg #49370

Also you want to consider what you will charge for packages over a certain amount of pages. Something like base $25 up to 200 pages (including borrowers copy), plus $10 200 to 250 pages, and so on. And Lee has it right, don't forget eventual printer replacement and profit.