Posted by Charm_AL on 2/9/06 2:56pm
Msg #95874

how's biz in Feb?...

been unusually slow here, turned down three for various reasons, but the calls have been far and few between! Hope it picks up next week.

Reply by srnotary_CA on 2/9/06 2:58pm
Msg #95876

Things have picked up a bit for me here. Thankfully. LOL

Reply by Ilona_OH on 2/9/06 2:58pm
Msg #95878

Last 2 weeks of Jan. were really slow but things have picked up a bunch since then.

Reply by closingpro on 2/9/06 3:13pm
Msg #95886

Charm I'm suprised your not busy. January was slow but it seems like things have picked up for me this month. I thought yesterday was the last day of month or at least it felt like it! I'm thinking or I've heard this is the busy time making up for a late start on January. The lenders are saying busy now not so busy at the end of the month. I hope your business picks up....I'm sure it will!

Reply by Charm_AL on 2/9/06 3:15pm
Msg #95888

I think I'm losing out to the 50 dollar notaries.

Reply by srnotary_CA on 2/9/06 3:18pm
Msg #95889

If you are then you will probably get the resign because of all the mistakes the $50 notary made

Reply by Beth/MD on 2/9/06 3:49pm
Msg #95897

Actually, I've been pleasantly surprised. I expected to have the beginning of Feb. be really dead and it has been fairly decent. Hope that means it will continue to get better.

Reply by Charm_AL on 2/9/06 4:31pm
Msg #95907

Re: how's biz in Feb?...srn

yes, I wonder about it because I'm getting calls to drive WAY out there with e-docs for $75.00 too and these companies are not budging! So apparently they are finding SA's that will. The funny thing is, there are not many if any even remotely close to some of these counties, one company wanted me to drive up to the border, thru Tennessee and back down into AL. (rural all the way, only way to get there) with e-docs for $100. 5 hour r.t.

Reply by srnotary_CA on 2/9/06 4:46pm
Msg #95913

Re: how's biz in Feb?...Charm

It is crazy. I have had a few weird ones. Like the one I turned doen earlier. Can you please do a signing today? Sure not a problem. What time? 5:00 they say ok thats fine. It is edocs. Ok not a problem I say. What is your fee. Well that area isn't to far but My fee is $125.00. Can you lower that any? No not if I wan tto stay in business. Well we usually pay 40.00. I laughed and said no way can I do it for that. They said thanks as I was still laughing and hung up.

I know what you are saying. It is frustrating to no end what they expect you to do for so little pay. Sorry but for me $40 wouldn't even fill my tank with the way gas prices are going.

Just keep your chin up and they will realise sooner or later they are losing money rather than padding hteir own pockets an they will come crawlign back to you. Then you can play queen charm and stick it to em. LOL

Reply by BP/WV on 2/9/06 3:41pm
Msg #95894

The calls are comining in, its just they are from signing services unaware of me being in an attorney state. So, Ive had to turn many down. I dont know if they just move on and call another notary, or if they actually call an attorney. I know for sure, they havent called back.

Reply by patricia on 2/9/06 3:42pm
Msg #95895

well it seems slow to me but I am definately ahead of where I was this time last month, would
just like to have alot more calls, I have gotten several that I was to schedule myself and when I called borowers they were way out of area and I had to go ahead and send them to someone else.

Reply by cmd_NH on 2/9/06 3:59pm
Msg #95898

January was pretty dead here, but February has been making up for it so far!

Reply by Danny_FL on 2/9/06 4:26pm
Msg #95905

Starting to slow up for me if its any consolation...

Danny

Reply by Charm_AL on 2/9/06 4:33pm
Msg #95908

Re: how's biz in Feb?...Danny

no consolation needed, just getted passed up for right now I think. Sooner or later they'll come back after repeated mistakes. I think it's just a cycle.

Reply by Anonymous on 2/9/06 4:27pm
Msg #95906

I'm in MD and have done 6 signigns over 5 days so far this month...which is busy for me this early in the month. 3 Refi's & 3 Helocs.

Reply by O/Cnotary on 2/9/06 5:21pm
Msg #95919

In So Cal, its the slowest it has been in the past couple yr

Reply by closingpro on 2/9/06 5:21pm
Msg #95920

Re: For Charm

I had to go to a closing and I just got back and I read your reply after my posting. Don't worry about losing out to the 50 people....they can do them all day loang but you get what you pay for. I have been busy and I haven't done one yeat for 50.00. I'd rather take time off then to work for nothing. It will pick up for you.

Reply by MistarellaFL on 2/9/06 5:39pm
Msg #95923

Busy in SW FL n/m

Reply by NY/Notary on 2/9/06 6:38pm
Msg #95933

Re: Busy in SW FL n/m

Did 17 in November, was gettin ascared. Did 38 in December, but that is normal. 19 in 1/06, so was gettin ascared agin. 2/10 is the 8th business day of the month and I have done or by 2/10 will do 15. So February is just kickin and have turned down some good and some bad biz away, mostly good. With all the talk of last year I was seriously thinking of getting part-time employment (at nights, so not to loose the biz) to supplement this after 3 years, but if this keeps up I won't need to. What I am seeing is with the new required min on credit cards people are refing agin, and yes once agin to avoid the huge payments and interest. The silly language is just a Lil Abner thing, not that I even know where he is from.

Reply by Sandy_MD on 2/9/06 6:25pm
Msg #95930

For some reason I have gotten a lot of last min calls. Quite unusuall for this time of the month.

Reply by Anne/IL on 2/9/06 7:54pm
Msg #95956

Good here! I've done 8 signings already in February and I have 3 scheduled for tomorrow and early next week, I'm not complaining at all, I hope the signings keep on coming, I love to be busy!....Best beginning of the month to date ;-) and my phone keeps ringing!

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/9/06 8:02pm
Msg #95963

Fairly busy here...

I've been pretty busy. December was my worst month EVER (and yes I'm saying ever like a high school Cheerleader....EV---ERRRRR)

But January was excellent, and I'm off to a good start in February. Can't complain a bit, well of course I can....I'd like to be busier....I can never get enough closings!!!!

Reply by DW_TN on 2/9/06 8:16pm
Msg #95967

Fairly busy.

Just got in from a screaming match. Borrower told L/O that he was going to sign just for spite and then use the RTC tomorrow. L/O said that was fine with him sign and send it, because he was going to reject his loan any way. All of this over $300. Go figure.

Reply by MichiganAl on 2/10/06 2:05am
Msg #95992

Best start to a year so far. n/m

n/m

Reply by TnNotary on 2/10/06 8:21am
Msg #96002

Same here in TN, it started out slow and yesterday I got 5 calls all for the same day and time.
All of them were about 45-60 miles away from each other. I had to turn them down.

Reply by TLR_KY on 2/10/06 10:20am
Msg #96037

Busiest month in 2 years for us. We have a packed month and have had a jumpin 10 days. More purchases than ever. Our TC's have been packed and thus keeping us packed.

Reply by Charm_AL on 2/10/06 10:25am
Msg #96038

Re: how's biz in Feb?...TLR

Awesome! Thank Goodness, my phones ringing today. I was starting to feel like that lonely love struck teenager picking up the phone every ten minutes to hear the dial tone