Posted by AngelinaAZ on 5/4/06 5:37pm
Msg #117841

To MichiganAl.... if you have a minute.

I noticed that you request no SS calls in your profile? Does it work or do they still call you?

Reply by MichiganAl on 5/4/06 9:28pm
Msg #117878

I just added that wording about a month ago. I still had one call me the other day that said they got my info from NotRot (prior notary screwed up docs, they were trying to find someone to go back and get them corrected. The conversation ended when it was clear that they wanted someone who would backdate everything). Part of my business model is to work smarter and try to avoid the situations that can make me nuts. Generally, there's so much less hassle working directly with TCs and mortgage cos. Better pay, more trust and loyalty, no babysitting, not much e-docs (yes, I know there are some exceptions). I'm still plenty busy right now, so if I'm going to add any new companies to the regular rotation, it's going to be companies with which I can build a strong relationship. We shall see, but right now I can be finicky.

Reply by AngelinaAZ on 5/4/06 9:52pm
Msg #117883

***Part of my business model is to work smarter and try to avoid the situations that can make me nuts.***

You are my hero! I have the terrible habit of saying 'Hey I better not do that it's going to drive me nuts.' Then I dive in headfirst... go nuts... admonish myself... go nuts... cuss for a while... finish whatever it was that I got into... then have a BBQ for my neighbors. It's a vicious cycle and only the neighbors benefit!

Thanks for the info! I love reading your posts. If I weren’t such a beeyatch I'd want to be just like you!!!

Reply by MichiganAl on 5/4/06 10:20pm
Msg #117889

Thank you

But I must confess, I still sometimes fall into the trap myself. It's so tempting. I have an opening so I take an appointment, all the while telling myself "I shouldn't have done that, I'm going to regret this. This lender always makes my life miserable." Sure enough, something goes wrong, docs are late or wrong, borrowers are mad, my entire day's schedule gets blown to high heaven, and I curse myself for knowing better but doing it anyway. I vow to myself, "never again!" Phone rings the next day, "hey, are you busy right now? XYZ needs you to do a signing, docs are ready right now, it's only two miles from you." I know it's b.s., I know my day's going to be ruined, but I hear myself saying "sure" while my inner voice is screaming "nooooooooooo!" Stimpy, you IDIOT!