Posted by Mike_WI on 10/27/05 11:37am
Msg #72653

Strangest place you have ever performed a closing

Yesterday I call a borrower and he asks "We can do this closing anywhere, right"? I am thinking to myself this is going to be interesting. It ended up being not so bad, but he wanted, and we did, the closing in my truck. I just meet him at the street corner he told me to and we hoped in. He was on his to meeting a friend at the bar. What are your experiences with strange closing locations?

Reply by Markita_MI on 10/27/05 11:52am
Msg #72656

Maybe not strange but not the most comfortable place to do a signing. Yesterday I was asked by a title company to facilitate a signing for an out of town businessman. I ended up meeting the borrower at Chilis restaurant. He had already ordered two beers and dinner. The signing went relatively fast considering the tightly packed area we were in--the bar.
I had to bring my portable copier inside to use the restaurants' three prong sockets.

Here's to another successful signing....at Chilis no less!

Markita-MI

Reply by Art_MD on 10/27/05 12:05pm
Msg #72659

Not really strange, - different

Bar (bartender was borrower)
Libraries ( for out of state borrowers who crossed from DE to avoid attorney fees)
Boat
At airport during borrower's layover - he was on a business trip to England for 3 weeks.
Truck stop on interstate - another split signing
Lots of restaurants - borrower picks up tab.

Art

Reply by CarolynCO on 10/27/05 12:20pm
Msg #72665

Re: Art, it sounds like we have the same borrowrs

Never at a bar, airport or boat, but have done it inside my vehile in the parking lot of a quick stop gas station; inside the borrower's garage on the trunk of his car; truck stop - split signing; Denny's; Starbucks; and the latest fast food place was at Chick Filet so borrowers' kids could play while we did the signing. The Chick Filet had to be the worst because it was lunch time. The table was very small with nothing on it -- put food/trays for four people, the two small kids running back and forth grabbing a bite and then going back to play on the play equipment, my brief case and docs, plus the closeness of the other tables and chairs -- needless to say, it was a pretty cozy/tight signing.

Reply by CarolynCO on 10/27/05 12:51pm
Msg #72676

Re: Forgot the Church - the Priest was the Borrower. nm

Reply by Cari_MO on 10/27/05 12:05pm
Msg #72660

It would have to be in a prison. The husband was in jail. No sure what for. But was not going to ask. Did not want to know

Reply by MelissaM_FL on 10/27/05 12:12pm
Msg #72662

I've done more than one signing on the trunk of my car (Saturn). One was for a guy who was heading out of town before the 2004 Hurricanes (Jeanne). He pulled into the parking lot of the Clock and we signed before he got in line to hit the road. The second trunk of car signing was a couple who worked in two different directions. The only way to get both in one place was at a rest stop on I-95, so we met and did the signing at the rest area. The third time was after my car broke down on the way to the borrower's house. I called them and let them know that it would be awhile before I could retrieve another vehicle, so they met me at the broken down car and we signed.

Reply by Amy_CO on 10/27/05 12:21pm
Msg #72666

I had one last that the guy didn't want "anyone inside knowing my business." So I followed him to a Wendy's (I wasn't about to let a stranger into my car and it was getting dark).

Reply by SLP_VA on 10/27/05 12:24pm
Msg #72667

Well! This just happened yesterday! Borrower wanted to meet downtown at a marketplace food court. There was a motivational seminar going on in Colisium, so of course I could not find anywhere to park! All of the parking decks were full and after riding around for about 40 minutes (calling borrower the whole time because I was late of course), he finally asked if I could pick him up and we go somewhere else to do signing. He also needed to get a copy of his D.L. made, so I since I was only 10 minutes away from home, I asked him if he minded we go there in my office (of course my hubby was home or I would have been a little nervous to do that). Also told him I could make a copy of his D.L. for him. It only took 20 minutes for the signing and I dropped him back off downtown! Interesting. He was a very nice man too! You really do meet nice folks in this line of business.

Reply by Blueink_CA on 10/27/05 12:38pm
Msg #72673

I had a signing in a hair salon. The borrower was a stylist and signed docs while snipping a clients hair. I was in a "hair dryer" chair, no table. Didn't take too long though as she wasn't a reader, but Oh the fumes!

Reply by Giselle_CA on 10/27/05 1:15pm
Msg #72679

I had a signing done at the airpot where the borrowers and witnesses were coming from out of state and from different places. They were still in transit and were leaving to different places after the signing. We had only 1 hr to make it happen and we did!

Jack in the Box
Donut shop
Restaurants

Reply by NotaryWV on 10/27/05 10:20pm
Msg #72781

My first signing was in a hair salon in the middle of the mall. The borrower was getting her hair dyed and was wearing a cap and bright blue hair dye. Had to stop the closing numerous times so the stylist could wash the dye out of borrower's hair.

Reply by Charm_AL on 10/27/05 1:23pm
Msg #72682

In a hair salon, in a Firestone workshop and my favorite, in a parking lot on the trunk of my car for a divorce, surrounded by police.

Reply by Ted_MI on 10/27/05 4:42pm
Msg #72734

Re: Charm .... the last one's gotta take the cake !! n/m

Reply by Anonymous on 10/27/05 1:35pm
Msg #72685

Slept with him.

Closed his loan. Slept with him a week later. P.S. I am a him too!

Reply by Anonymous on 10/27/05 1:46pm
Msg #72691

Re: Slept with him.

Wow. I am always happy when the borrower is attractive, but I would have never thought that would happen.

Reply by SLP_VA on 10/27/05 2:01pm
Msg #72696

Re: Slept with him.

That was too much information!

Reply by BetsyMI on 10/27/05 2:07pm
Msg #72700

Re: Slept with him.

Always a laugh on this site.....

Reply by Charm_AL on 10/27/05 2:09pm
Msg #72701

how charming...unless you signed

in his bed, I don't see the connection to the original post "the strangest place you have ever performed a closing". Pay attention

Reply by Tina_MA on 10/27/05 2:43pm
Msg #72711

Re: how charming...unless you signed

Amen, sister!

Reply by Anonymous on 10/30/05 11:09am
Msg #73082

Re: Slept with him.

Good for you! Now that's what I call mixing business with pleasure!! You go guy.

Reply by Bonnie_CO on 10/27/05 2:21pm
Msg #72704

On horseback in the middle of nowhere. BO asked if I could ride, told him yes, he left another guy at the house to take me up to where he was, signing took 45 minutes, then spent 2 hours helping him round up stray cattle. That was one of my all time favorites! Also have signed in Denny's, McDonalds, the Library and A nail salon, where the only place to sign was at the table where you have your nails done, NO room to move!
It's amzing the interesting people you have the opportunity to meet in this business!

Reply by Dave_CA on 10/27/05 3:03pm
Msg #72719

Mine was also a manicure station in a hair salon.
Not too bad except the wrist rest was fixed in place and so it took a bit of juggling.

Reply by Fay Hudson on 10/27/05 3:07pm
Msg #72722

I had a truck driver who needed to sign documents and I had to follow him on his route. He made two stops before I caught up with him and then I handed the documents up to him in his cab and he signed comfortably there. However, I was juggling papers down on the street but it got done.

Reply by SusanOH on 10/27/05 3:17pm
Msg #72723

In a barn full of goats. LOL Luckily, I used to have a horse so it really didn't bother me.

Reply by AngelinaWV on 10/27/05 4:55pm
Msg #72735

When I was a "newbie" in the business, I worked full time in a Funeral Home. Many borrowers loans were closed in the casket selection room or the arrangements room. It was great for both business.

Reply by OnTheGoInFla on 10/28/05 5:36pm
Msg #72930

Strangest place I have ever done a closing was at the county jail. The son was in jail but had to sign on the docs. And to make it worse, he had to be in a seperate area so we worked thru a glass window. Twice he signed in the wrong place and I had to give the guard the copy and havehim re-sign that page correctly.To make matters worse, the mother was legally blind and in a wheelchair.

Reply by CaliNotary on 10/28/05 5:47pm
Msg #72936

I've done a few at film studios. Did one in the editing room of the upcoming Jim Carrey movie "Fun with Dick and Jane", so I got to see part of that while she was signing. Also did one on the set of the new show "The Night Stalker".

Another strange place was at a picnic table at a school while a little league was in progress, the signer was the coach of the team.