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Re: any recommendations on a laptop
Posted by  JanetK_CA of CA on 3/4/18 12:33am Msg #590675
I'm not a techie so I don't have any specific recommendations, but just a precautionary heads-up for you... Naturally, there are usually two sides to being an "early adopter". On one hand, being among the first to be tooled up, trained and ready can have obvious advantages. However, the downside risk is that there don't appear to be any accepted standards yet for equipment (or software) for e-signings. That might include things like signature pads.

Technologically, we're much further along than things were the last time there was lots of discussion about e-signings (which faded out of fashion pretty quickly). However, it may still be a good while longer before we see them rolling out again in any significant numbers, Pavaso notwithstanding. Is anyone actually doing them yet?

Years ago, lots of people got burned with investments in Enjoa (an attempt at electronic journals) and with investments in data cards (before cell phones could be used as hotspots and before 'unlimited' data plans) with Flagstar and the other company (Amstrust??) that tried e-signings whenever that was years back. Who knows what tech might be right around the corner.

One cringe-worthy possibility is that certain entities who are heavily promoting it, will be successful getting remote notarizations accepted and completely bypass us 'remote closers'. If so, they could bring a large share of the entire loan closing market in-house into centrally located call-center-like operations, with all the resources required, managed in one place with their own in-house notary employees. There appears to be lots of money behind this effort. We can only hope it fails!

I'd say if you just need new equipment anyway, go for it. If not, it doesn't hurt to have your eyes open as you decide how much to spend and on what. But I guess that's why you posted here to begin with. Wink I hope someone else will have more specifics for you than I can offer... Best of luck!
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Messages in this Thread
 any recommendations on a laptop - Joe/NC on 3/3/18 10:19pm
 Re: any recommendations on a laptop - Luckydog on 3/3/18 11:23pm
 Re: any recommendations on a laptop - Linda_H/FL on 3/4/18 8:21am
 Re: any recommendations on a laptop -  JanetK_CA on 3/4/18 12:33am
 Excellent analysis & insight, JanetK_CA - Lee/AR on 3/4/18 6:59am
 I agree. A few years ago when there was talk of e-signings -  MW/VA on 3/4/18 7:41am
 Re: I agree. A few years ago when there was talk of e-signings - jnew on 3/4/18 8:49am
 The operative words here are "standard and profitable" - FeliseSoCal on 3/5/18 2:51pm
 Re: any recommendations on a laptop - Joe/NC on 3/4/18 9:57am
 Re: any recommendations on a laptop... platform -  Pamela/CA on 3/4/18 10:42am
 What!?!?! - Lee/AR on 3/4/18 11:16am
 Re: What!?!?! -  VT_Syrup on 3/4/18 11:57am
 e signings are not webscam signings - Luckydog on 3/4/18 12:26pm
 Save ur money until u know how things are going to shape up - BearPaw/CO on 3/4/18 12:43pm
 Think you're right. Pfffft to B n/m - Lee/AR on 3/4/18 1:39pm
 It's good to know you're preparing for the future in this -  MW/VA on 3/4/18 6:03pm
 Re: It -  Claudine Osborne on 3/4/18 7:59pm
 Agree -  Cheryl Elliott on 3/4/18 9:50pm
 Pavaso signings - zetetic/IN on 3/5/18 8:38am
 Re: Pavaso signings -  Cheryl Elliott on 3/5/18 9:11am
 Re: Pavaso signings - zetetic/IN on 3/5/18 9:30am
 Re: Pavaso signings - question - Lee/AR on 3/5/18 10:28am
 Re: Pavaso signings - question - agree - Yoli/CA on 3/5/18 10:57am
 Re: Pavaso signings - question - agree - zetetic/IN on 3/5/18 3:18pm
 All well & good, but we can't get those fees like you do -  MW/VA on 3/5/18 3:53pm
 Re: All well & good, but we can - zetetic/IN on 3/5/18 4:19pm
 I did a signing on a CA property on Sat. The owner was -  MW/VA on 3/5/18 7:06pm
 Re: All well & good, but we can -  JanetK_CA on 3/5/18 10:15pm
 Re: Pavaso signings - question - zetetic/IN on 3/5/18 2:51pm
 Enjoa (Impractical? DOA?) - NVLSlady/VA on 3/5/18 9:33am
 Re: Enjoa - NVLSlady/VA on 3/5/18 9:45am
 Re: Enjoa - Lee/AR on 3/5/18 11:21am
 Re: Enjoa -  janCA on 3/5/18 11:37am
 Re: Enjoa - Yikes...worse than I remember n/m - Lee/AR on 3/5/18 4:04pm
 Re: Enjoa - NVLSlady/VA on 3/5/18 6:56pm
 It was something that XYZ promoted years ago & it -  MW/VA on 3/5/18 3:54pm



 
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