Posted by Lisa Fletcher on 2/13/07 2:01pm
Msg #175512

1st time notary signer

Hello,

I just finished my online course and would like to get some hands on experience. I email notaries in my area to see if anyone would be willing to let me sit in on a closing or two I also offered a small fee, but no one has responded. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 2/13/07 2:09pm
Msg #175515

Lisa
Florida is saturated with signing agents. No one wants to train their competition.
Just study all you can.

Reply by MARY ANN Bone on 2/14/07 12:49am
Msg #175581

Sylvia, I know exactly how you feel. I remember not too long ago my first signing. I was afraid i would do everything wrong because no one would let me go with them on a signing. I actually do tax preparation for a living as well and asked a clients daughter if I could go with her because I knew her and I would do her taxes as a thank you. She never called me either. I went on my first signing and did just fine. I just explained each document to them (I was explaining them to myself at the same time) and after the signing I looked over the closing notes and verified all signatures and dates. It took me about an extra fifteem minutes. Then I went home to finish up the loan packet.

Breathe and just go, if you have any questions, call the lender and they will assist you. Remember to look for spots on deeds etc. for initials and check spelling and finalize with going over the closing instructions. I always get ID's and signatures forst in my book so I don't forget as well.

Good luck.

Mary Ann

Reply by christiSocal on 2/14/07 1:11am
Msg #175582

Lol, Mary

I think you mixed up the names. Sylvia is a certified notary instructor! It was Lisa who's new.
BTW, be careful "explaining" the docs, you don't want to mess with UPL!

Reply by MichiganAl on 2/13/07 3:02pm
Msg #175525

The first thing to do is read before you post

Do you think it's possible that this kind of question has been posted before? Read the board, this question is asked on a daily basis. Use the orange search button to find any topic. Read thread 33325.

Reply by jlissem on 2/13/07 3:03pm
Msg #175527

Lisa
This was published today on a Notart Blog
Knowing When to Throw in the Towel
February 13th, 2007

Despairaging news this. I’ve had a record number of emails sent to me by loan signers across the country that basically say the same thing; “being a signing agent just isn’t working out. There’s just not enough work. What should I do?”

I’m an optomistic person, me. But they aren’t wrong. The loan industry has been crawling to hault in most states over the past year.

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/14/07 11:01am
Msg #175620

For certain, the spelling errors made by this particular notary couldn't have been a boon to their business.