Obviously, I have no idea where you're located in CA, but I don't understand why you'd sell yourself so short. The work you do has value, and most of that value is being kept by someone else! If you're in an area with lots of competition, then you're probably also in an area with a fairly high cost of living. If you're in an area with a much lower cost of living, then the chances are that you also have much less competition and can expect to command higher fees.
I'm not going to go into all the reasons for demanding higher fees because that's been done here so many times, but it's something to think about. If you, and others like you, didn't help prop up these companies, the title companies would have to go to another signing service - which would likely pay their notaries (including you) much more. Again, just something to think about... |
