Posted by Ndwa on 2/13/07 12:37pm
Msg #175494

What do you consider last minute signing?

A call at 2-3 o'clock for a 5 o'clock appointment to me is not a last minute call. A last minute call for me is when the person on the other side of the phone line says ASAP. I'd like to know everyone's opinion on this.

Thank you...Andy

Reply by sandi/WA on 2/13/07 12:49pm
Msg #175496

Last minute signing is "Last minute". I agree with you Andy.

Reply by PAW on 2/13/07 12:54pm
Msg #175499

To me, it is certainly a "last minute" request. Considering I'll have to wait for docs, print and package and then travel to the appointment. Any request that is 3 hours or less between request and appointment time is last minute. I'm not a fan of "same day signings" either, but I do them, just as I'm sure many, many others do too. It just doesn't leave enough time to plan and schedule other events.

Reply by Leon_CO on 2/13/07 12:58pm
Msg #175501

Last minute means, "Now."

The closing was supposed to be taking place as I got the call. It turned out that the signing agent who was supposed to do it couldn't make it, and the title company was desperately trying to find someone who could get the documents printed and be there as soon as possible. It turned out to be a good break for me. I had been trying to get my foot in the door of this title company. And I got a repeat call.

If you do get one of these 11th hour requests, try to accomodate the company - even if you were planning to take care of personal affairs at that moment.

Reply by Regal/NC on 2/13/07 1:00pm
Msg #175502


Least than a three (3) hour window is last minute in my mind.

Reply by Lee/AR on 2/13/07 1:16pm
Msg #175505

2 hrs. for 15 minutes away IS last minute. Need to receive the CO, print it. Call B...get busy signal, call B again. Docs to receive, look over & then print & quickly look over again to be sure you have 'everything'. (Are there enough RTCs? Or do you have to go back thru file looking & printing a few more?) And you know the docs are going to be late. Nobody ever seems to take 'travel time' into the equation. Or perhaps they look at it from 'where they are'--which is not where I am.
Consider a batch of calls I had last Friday (and declined): Call at 3 for signing at 5pm sharp. Takes 2 hours to get there & the docs are 'almost ready'. Another call at 3:15...same signing/different co. Another call at 3:30...same signing/1st co./different scheduler. Sigh~~

Reply by ZeeCA on 2/13/07 3:16pm
Msg #175529

to me last minute is later in the evening where you are asked to print a zillion pages and be at the bo in less than an hour so it will not be later than 10:00 when you get there.....

and when I get the calls at 7:30-8:00 I am shocked that they then say $50 plus edoc fee of $25 or may be $60... You would think last minute they would pay out of the low ball arena esp when the sa is saying no thanks......

Reply by celeste/ca on 2/13/07 8:28pm
Msg #175555

I agree with PAW, last minute is within 3-4 hours. How often they call for a 7:00 signing only to get docs within an hour of it. Signings should be arranged within a day, but in reality it is almost always last minute.

Reply by LawrenceOK on 2/14/07 8:40am
Msg #175602

Any Call within two hours of the appointment

could be considered an ASAP call. You could very well be called at 10pm for a signing that has to be done by 12 midnight.