Posted by Polly_CA on 3/17/05 11:07pm
Msg #26193

1st signing tomorrow! Any tips?! :)

Im doing my first signing tomorrow, its a refi. Its for a friend of a friend so I'm giving them a pretty good rate. Also they are paying me themselves, I dont have to go through their escrow or anything! I'm not too nervous. I've read some other threads about first time signings, tips included ; take your time, relax check every page carefully for where they need to initial or sign and double check every page to make sure you got everything. Anyone else have any thing to add ?More tips would be great! Thanks in advance!

Reply by Reggie on 3/17/05 11:54pm
Msg #26201

Polly_CA

Just be calm it's a friend of a friend so they probably know it's your first time so they should understand.

Above all have confidence in your self.

Reggie
Kansas

Reply by american notary on 3/18/05 9:44am
Msg #26247

I just want to give you a little more tips
first you should label everything that needs to be initial or signed with the sign here stickers, make sure you have to copies, keep all papers in order, read your instructions. Another thing do not start out giving deals the rates for signings are 125.00 and up. you may visit a few websites for some help as far as your signing because relaxing and all of that is ok but it is much more to it than just having them sign. Visit www.webspawner.com/users/dunbar01 and www.webspawner.com/users/dunbar02, 50statenotary, and 123notary.

good luck on your first signing

Reply by Roger/OH on 3/18/05 10:51am
Msg #26266

Beg to differ...

Title companies do pay higher rates, but if you are just starting out, you need to get some solid experience under your belt before attempting to work with them, as they tend to be rather unforgiving. There are dozens of signing companies on this site and others to start off with, and there is nothing wrong with doing $50 signings to get some experience. There's also an excellent training guide available at www.thesigningregistry.com.

Always remember you're a notary first and a signing agent second. Good luck.

Reply by rsrnotary on 3/18/05 11:15am
Msg #26274

Re: Beg to differ...

I tried thesigningregistry.com and got the "could not be found" box.

Reply by PAW_Fl on 3/18/05 11:23am
Msg #26276

Re: Beg to differ...

Go to http://www.SigningRegistry.info then click on the gold button to go to the main website or scroll down a bit and go directly to the trainng guide information.

Reply by rsrnotary on 3/18/05 11:27am
Msg #26277

Re: Beg to differ...

thanks PAW

Reply by Polly_CA on 3/18/05 3:10pm
Msg #26318

It Went Well !

Thanks for the tips everyone!

Escrow had already marked the pages that needed to be signed and notarized, so this was a really easy job. I gave these people a good price because they're friends of friends. More than $50 less than $100. The whole thing took about 45 min. I kept everything in order and it all went very well.

Reply by BrendaTX on 3/18/05 4:19pm
Msg #26333

Excellent! Congrats! n/m

Reply by Reggie on 3/18/05 5:18pm
Msg #26344

Re: It Went Well !

Polly

I'm glad it went well good luck on your next signing.

Reggie
Kansas

Reply by Merry/CA on 3/18/05 3:18pm
Msg #26319

Re: Beg to differ...

But PAW, that's another $85 for a training manual (not that it is not worth it) but Signing Registry wants one to give proof of 12 completed signings to join with them.
So back to square one. A new SA may still be trying to be sent out on their first signing. I have only done eight so far so I don't qualify yet.

Reply by PAW_Fl on 3/18/05 3:54pm
Msg #26327

Re: Beg to differ...

Merry said, "...but Signing Registry wants one to give proof of 12 completed signings to join with them."

Sorry, Merry, but you must have misread the information. Anyone can join the Registry, however to be listed in the SA database, proof of 12 signings must be provided.

From the SR website:

Members do not have to be experienced in loan signing to join the SR.

In addition, it is not necessary for members to have their Notary commission in order to join the SR.

Once becoming a member, the SR requires members to obtain their notary commission and submit proof within 30 days of membership. Memberships will be cancelled without proof of a Licensed Notary Commission within 30 days of membership.

In order to list a member profile page in our Signing Agent Database, all members are required to:

1. Take the Basic Skills Exam (BSE) and pass with a minimum score of 80%.

2. Submit proof of a minimum of 12 individual loan signings as confirmation of experience.

Members may submit proof of 12 signings via work/order confirmations, Signing Agent Service Log, or by listing company names and dates of signings.

Reply by MERRY on 3/18/05 4:15pm
Msg #26331

Re: Beg to differ...

Sorry, PAW... I meant to join the Signing Agent Database and be called for assignments.
One still needs to get those first 12 assignments elsewhere.

Reply by BrendaTX on 3/18/05 4:18pm
Msg #26332

Re: Beg to differ...

SR is a group of professional signing agents, not a signing service. Well worth the money IMHO.

Reply by MERRY on 3/18/05 4:48pm
Msg #26337

Re: Beg to differ...

Brenda...
I'm still confused.
Is SR a professional trade organization?
Do they provide any SS function?

Reply by BrendaTX on 3/18/05 5:10pm
Msg #26340

Re: Beg to differ...

Is SR a professional trade organization? YES

Do they provide any SS function? NO

Reply by MERRY on 3/18/05 5:37pm
Msg #26346

Re: Beg to differ...

Thank you Brenda... That clears it up! ;)

Reply by PAW_Fl on 3/18/05 6:39pm
Msg #26353

Re: Beg to differ...

Let me expand a bit on Brenda's response. No, the SR is not an SS however, the Registry is advertised to companies offering "experienced" and professional signing agents. It doesn't function as a signing service for those companies, only as a center of excellence for the companies to tap in to.

The intent of the Registry is for education and a professional association for signing agents to grow. That's one reason that membership is "closed" so as to allow for the frank and honest exchange of the membership.

I dare say that most active SR members are also members of NotRot and frequent other venues as well.

Reply by Cheryl_NV on 3/18/05 8:54pm
Msg #26366

Re: Beg to differ...

What does IMHO mean?

Reply by BrendaTX on 3/18/05 9:02pm
Msg #26367

Re: Beg to differ...

Cheryl...here's one of those posts that are worth repeating.


Re: Help with Acronyms-LOL
Posted by colorless/AZ on 12/28/04 10:33pm
Msg #14724 from 69.92.50.143

Always like to help Smiley

B&TEWs - Beautiful and Talented Ex-Wives
S - Smile
SB - Smiles back
SITD - Still in the dark
SNAFU - Situation normal, all foobared up
SO - Significant other
SOHF - Sense of humor failure
SOL - Stuff outta luck (not us)
SPAM - Stupid persons' advertisement
STFU - Shut the Foobar Up
SW - Shareware
SWALK - Sealed with a loving kiss
SYL - See you later
TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TARFU - Things are really foobared up
TGIF - Thank God it's Friday
TIA - Thanks in advance
TIC - Tongue in cheek
TLA - Three letter acronym
TNX - Thanks
TNX 1.0E6 - Thanks a million
TPTB - The powers that be
TTFN - Ta Ta for Now
TTYL - Talk to You Later
VEG - Very evil grin
VES - Very evil smile
VWG - Very wicked grin
VWS - Very wicked smile
W - Wink
WG - Wicked grin
WRT - With regard to (also with respect to)
WTF - What the Foobar?
WTH - What the hell
WTHDTM - What the hell does that mean

NM - No Message

AFAIK - As far as I know
AFK - Away from keyboard
AKA - Also know as
ASAP - As soon as possible
B4 - Before
BAK - Back at keyboard
BBL - Be Back Later
BBS - Be Back Soon
BCNU - Be seeing you
BFN - Bye for now
BRB - Be right back
BTDT - Been There Done That
BTW - By the way
BYOH - Bat you own head
CFV - Call for votes
CU - See you
CUL - See you Later
CUL8R - See you later
DYJHIW - Don't you just hate it when...
EOM - End of Message
EG - Evil grin
ETLA - Extended three letter acronym
F2F - Face to face
FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
FFS - For Foobars Sake
FOAD - Foobar off and Die
FUBAR - Fouled up beyond all recognition
FWIW - For what it's worth
FYA - For your amusement
FYI - For your information
G - Grin
GA - Go ahead
GBH - Great back hug
GBH&K - Great back hug & kiss
GR&D - Grinning, running & ducking
GTG - Got to Go
H - Hug
HB - Hug back
HH - Holding hands
HHOJ/K - Ha Ha, Only Joking/Kidding
HHOS - Ha Ha, Only Serious
HIWTH - Hate it when that happens
IAE - In any event
IDK - I don't know
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion
IMO - In my opinion
INAL - I'm not a lawyer (but ...
IOW - In other words
IRL - In Real Life
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
IYKWIMAITYD - If you know what I mean and I think you do
J/K - Just kidding
JAM - Just a Minute
JASE - Just another system error
K - Kiss
KB - Kiss back
KOTC - Kiss on the cheek
L - Laugh
L8R - Later
LMAO - Laughing my a** off
LOL - Laughing out loud
LOL - Laughs Out Loud
LYLAB/S - Love You Like A Brother/Sister
MORF - Male or female
MOTAS - Members of the appropriate sex
MOTOS - Members of the opposite sex
MOTSS - Members of the same sex
MUD - Multi User Dungeon
NFW - No foobaring way
NIFOC - Naked in Front of Computer
NRN - No reply necessary
OBTW - Oh, by the way
OIC - Oh, I see
OTF - On the floor
OTOH - On the other hand
OTT - Over the Top
PD - Public domain
PITA - Pain in the a**
PMFJI - Pardon me for jumping in (a polite way to get into a running discussion)
PMJI - Pardon me, Jumping in (when you interrupt a conversation)
PMJI - Pardon my jumping in (another polite way to get into a running discussion)
POS - Parent over shoulder (teen shorthand for "change the topic quickly")
POTC - Peck on the cheek
REHI - Hello again
RFD - Request for discussion
ROTFL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing (also ROFL)
ROTFLMAO - Roll on the floor laughing my a** off
RSN - Real soon now
RTFM - Read the "fascinating" manual (usually in anger)
RTFM - Read The Foobaring Manual
RUOK - Are you OK

Reply by Cheryl_NV on 3/18/05 9:43pm
Msg #26376

Re: Beg to differ...

Thank You this will help as I am always wondering what these things mean.

Reply by nt/ca on 3/18/05 4:05pm
Msg #26329

Re: Beg to differ...

It's an easy mistake to make on their website - the way the fonts are done, it draws attention to the need for 12 signings under your belt - but that's to get listed in their directory

Reply by american notary on 3/18/05 9:25pm
Msg #26373

I was just wondering how your signing went today