Posted by PJM/MI on 12/4/06 6:13pm
Msg #163827

OT.. Just for fun..

What did you do before you became a signing agent? (Office mgr of a const. co.. before that, cardiology tech)
What made you decide to become a signing agent? (Ex boss told me, "try it.. you'll like it"
What was your worse closing? (Pigs in the house.. really).
What was your longest time spent with a borrower? (2 1/2 hrs.. I was new at this and dumb).
Self- taught or mentored? (Mentored by att. with with his own title co).
What do you do in your spare time? ( A whole lot of nothin')
Office in home or rent-a-space? ( Spare bedroom now my space)
Cell phone on or off at closings? (Always on.. don't want to miss any $).
City or country? (Cow Country, USA).
Still lovin' it or ready to leave it? (Still lovin' it..pays the bills!)

Reply by ck_KY on 12/4/06 6:23pm
Msg #163828

1. Paralegal-Law Firm.
2. Being paid as "Independant Contractor" for 5 years and doing all the attorneys work!
3. December 2005, 8 inches of snow on the ground, 18 degress, purchase closing in house with no electric or gas heat! Used Flashlights!
4. 3 hours
5. Self Taught
6. Basketball games with kids, taking care of pet, Summertime, lounging by the pool.
7. In home.
8. On NOW always.
9. Mountains of Eastern Kentucky.
10. Still lovin' it every minute!

Reply by cassiewi on 12/4/06 6:25pm
Msg #163829

1. Branch Administrator for a home security company
2. We refinanced and I thought this was a great opportunity for an income and schedule I could control (ha!)
3. Tied-Homeowner had 6 cats and it smelled like it.....dirtiest house I've ever been to and the electricity went out.
4. 7 hours between driving back and forth for correct docs. BOs were an hour away, I was also new at this and STUPID!!!!
5. Self taught
6. Office in home
7. Cell phone on
8. Is there an in between?
9. Still lovin it!

Reply by Stamper_WI on 12/4/06 6:38pm
Msg #163833

1. Realtor
2. Fell into it. They started calling my realestate office looking for a notary that knew loan docs.
3. Sobbing woman
4. 3 hrs (see above)
5. Semi Self taught
6. Read, catch up with freinds. Talk to Jojo...about work
7.In home
8. Cell phone on. Do not answer.
9 Country
10. Loving it

Reply by Yu - Cony on 12/4/06 6:47pm
Msg #163835

still working full time as a Prescription drug program agent for Medicare plan D.
sitting the the biggest house I ever been to and yet it is the coldest place I ever been to, worst the BOs refussed to sign.
3hrs, same BOs from the big cold house and yet pending on payment from title company.
self-taught, and most fun.
no spear time yet, hopping this will change in the future, and can spend time with my child and hangout at the pool.
office currently is in home
cell phone is always on..."don't want to miss any $" ...hahaha
hmmm....my area is a little bit of both city and country.
still new at this, we'll have to see...averaging fair at this time for a newbie.

have a Happy holiday!

Reply by Charm_AL on 12/4/06 7:42pm
Msg #163847

mortgage broker
couldn't breathe for the stench
1.5 hours
self taught
I make gems and volunteer for the community
office in home
cell always on
Huntsville, AL
still lovin it! gimme gimme gimme!

Reply by Lisa Prestegard on 12/4/06 7:44pm
Msg #163848

What did you do before you became a signing agent?
FT Real Estate Broker and RE Investment Analyst.

What made you decide to become a signing agent?
Writing was on the wall... rapid overvaluation of real estate told me that I was going to need another source of income. I was right

What was your worse closing?
Two old ladies (sisters) with two HUGE German Shepards (vicious) and the most incredibly foul smell a nose could imagine (ammonia). As I walked across the carpeted floor and heard "squish, squish, squish" and looked down, one sister commented "That's why we're refinancing... the girls are due for new carpet". Yep. I was in the dogs bathroom (which was the entire house) I was in respiratory distress when I left the house.

What was your longest time spent with a borrower?
2 hours, reverse mortgage, really nice lady with arthritis... it was painful for her to sign, and we had to have lots of breaks.

Self- taught or mentored?
Self-taught

What do you do in your spare time?
I invented the 36-hour nap

Office in home or rent-a-space?
Nice, big office in my home.

Cell phone on or off at closings?
Always on, and I always excuse myself to answer it.

City or country?
Both! Rockefellers one day, Larry the Cable Guy the next. Gulfshore life is unique!

Still lovin' it or ready to leave it?
Still lovin' every minute of it (except on that one horrible day each month that I place my serious collection calls... makes me cranky all day)

Reply by Becca_FL on 12/4/06 9:39pm
Msg #163862

What did you do before you became a signing agent? Worked in a TC

What made you decide to become a signing agent? I saw what CA NSAs were making

What was your worse closing? (Pigs in the house.. really). Ditto...really

What was your longest time spent with a borrower? 2 hours in a purchase closing @ the Realtors office. Longer when I worked for a TC. All about sea walls and palm trees.

Self- taught or mentored? TC trained from processor to post closer to closer, RE Paralegal

What do you do in your spare time? Sail, Ride and tend to my Koi

Office in home or rent-a-space? Spare bedroom/Office for me

Cell phone on or off at closings? (Always on.. don't want to miss any $). Ditto

City or country? Small town

Still lovin' it or ready to leave it? (Still lovin' it..pays the bills!) Ditto...and lovin'it more than ever!

Reply by christiSocal on 12/5/06 2:11am
Msg #163885

1, Stay at home mom for 22 years. 5 kids
2, My oldest daughter was a processor. She talked me into it. (Yes, I have thanked her)
3, Compton, at a tire shop, With a homeless type guy screaming cuss words at me. But hey, I had fresh air!
4, 3 hours. That same new and stupid thing...
5, Mainly self-taught, but daughter helped too.
6, Spare time??? I still have 3 boys at home.
7, My living room is my office. VERY small house, but moving soon!
8, I answer my cell Always! Even in the shower
9, Small town feel, 20 mins from L.A.
10, Still lovin it and it's helpin pay the bills

Reply by Ndwa on 12/5/06 5:04am
Msg #163891

- Production supervising, Real estate, Reliability engineer tech, Nursing+Mechanic school (after laid off).
- Always knew there's money in real estate.
- Chased out with a gun after asking BOs for ID. (they refused to show ID at TC office later too)
- 4 hrs on a double at a one man office (BO was a dispatcher).
- Self-taught (RE background)
- No time to spare
- Home office (a huge 20x20 bonus room with full entertainments)
- Cell always on & answered even during you know what
- City/metro
- Still lovin' it, but not my dream job (slowly but surely changing course).