Reply by JanetK_CA on 5/22/09 2:37am
Msg #289560
There are two separate issues: one is learning what you need to know to be a signing agent and the other is getting certified. Being a RE agent will help alot, but I suspect that lots of RE agents here will tell you that signing loans was different and they still had lots to learn -- not counting the basic notary stuff, which you should probably have nailed by this time. (If not, I recommend that you learn your state's notary handbook backwards and forwards.)
Certification is another story altogether. Most hiring parties don't care a hoot about certification because it's pretty much meaningless. What they really want is experience and know-how. You can be certified and never have done a single signing. Those in the know get this, but a certain company is heavily marketing their certification to the larger hiring entities -- probably to executives who aren't in the trenches and don't know any better. If you're new, it might help you get a foot in the door with some of the lower paying companies, but it's at least a way to get some experience.
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