Posted by Kim Weaver on 6/30/10 8:27am
Msg #343120

Post from LinkedIn speaks volumes....

Does anyone know of a good Mobile Notary Service that services all over Texas and is RELIABLE?

I'm getting fed up with these so called "national" notary services that give good service at first then send out notaries that don't know what they're doing and won't return emails/phone calls and cost me more $$$. I mean how hard can this be?

Reply by MW/VA on 6/30/10 8:43am
Msg #343123

That's interesting. Many of us know why we have a hard time establishing a reputation of top-quality service & commanding decent fees. There are too many out there that don't know what they're doing. It's an unregulated industry, other than obtaining a notary commission from any particular state. At first I really thought XYZ was trying to establish a standard for the industry, but it turned out it was more about their own agenda.

Reply by NC_Closer on 6/30/10 8:53am
Msg #343126

I agree with you completely. But the last time I even suggested regulation on this site I was basted. So I don't find that topic of discussion is particularly welcomed by many if not most here.

But I do believe that many of the smaller title companies share this woman's opinion of the national companies with the Walmart mentality of conducting business. Still baffles me that so many companies release individuals most sensitive information to anyone who takes a 6 hour class and has $50. One case of indentity theft resulting via a signing agent will get someone's attention and it's bound to happen if it hasn't already.

Reply by EastTxNotary on 6/30/10 8:46am
Msg #343124

Try Texas-Signing-Agent.com for a network of experienced NSA's. We don't have the whole state covered YET, but the members we have are seasoned professionals and you'll be very satisfied with our work ethics.

Reply by Les_CO on 6/30/10 8:51am
Msg #343125

I would suggest to the person posting in Linkedin that they try and contact and schedule with the notaries directly. Then perhaps they will find out “how hard can this be?”

Reply by Notarysigner on 6/30/10 9:30am
Msg #343131

Specially when the issue is time sensitive and you're calling one notary at a time. Yesterday I got a call at 5:08. They left a message because I was on the phone, saying the BWR wanted to sign in one hour and they had the Docs, whoop dee do! Let's see, who would take that? An experienced notary? I don't think so.

Reply by Moneyman/TX on 9/29/10 4:59am
Msg #354686

Calling Signing Agents DIRECTLY is best approach for TC's

"...the BWR wanted to sign in one hour and they had the Docs, whoop dee do! Let's see, who would take that?"

James, you think a "national" SS would be able to find the SA that would? Whoever they would call would have even less time to keep the "in an hour" time frame because going thru an SS means additional people receiving the request that cannot do anything but pass the request on (and take a cut of the SA's money to do so) and make the same calls the person that called you had to do. You are correct, most might not be able to accommodate the request you received. I know that even if I could contact the BO and schedule a better time for both of us to meet, it would be a good signing for me (rush jobs = rush charges It's just business and that's normal practice for many companies.

If the lender/title would not wait until only a few hours prior to a closing to attempt to contact SA's directly, it would not be as difficult as Les thinks. They know the loans are at least "tentatively" scheduled to close at least one day in advance, if not more. Even if they contacted us directly and only paid us what we now charge the SS the amount of money they would save from paying the SS companies would more than pay for someone to be hired just to do that job alone.

IMO, marketing this site to TC directly could be considered a "benefit" to the TC because they can find several SA's at one time and the money saved would be a nice addition to their bottom lines. Cutting out the "middle man" ALWAYS saves money in the long run.

Reply by A S Johnson on 6/30/10 10:06am
Msg #343134

Mrs Weaver,
As suggested by EastTxNotary the Texas Notary Network is good. We require tou to have been a Notary for a certain period of time and have done a number of signigng including the different type of docs and limit the number of members per area.
I wonder which servoces you have tried. Thier are several based in Texas.that are very good. If you wish you may PM me for my list.
Texas is a very large state with many rural areas awith small pouplation and a small number of Notaries Examples:
I live in Parker Co, 30 miles west of Ft Worth on I-20. 2000+ commissioned Notaries in our county. About 5 have mobile, after hour notary service 3 listed on NR like sites.
In Wise Co, the county just north has 989 Notaries 1 known notary for after hours service but does is not mobile.
Palo Pinto Co just west has 489 Notaries no after hour, moble noatries
Hood Co just south, 1027 Notaries 3 moble mobile notaries listed on NR like sites.
I did a signing last evening in Eastland Co, 60 moles west has 291 Notaries with none offering after hours, moblile service notary.
Other counties I will travel to; Somervell Co 144 Notaries, Comanche Co 215 Notaries, Archer Co 206 Notaries, Baylor 92 Notaries, Jack 148 Notaries. A few years ago, when business was boomimg I tried to find notaries I could suggest to the services I worked for when I couldn't do a assignment becaues I was over booked that day. I couldn't.
A history of Texas Notaries suggest why the vast majorty of our Notaries are not "full service" notaries. In the late '50 the number for noteries was a limited of 6 commissioned Notataries per county (understand lawyers were a Notaries). When that limit was removed, the rush to be commissioned was pushed by companies to get in house notaries. The idea of when your company requested you become a notary as part of your job, it became assumed that that is the extent of your being a Notary.
A major reason you don't get the best Notary to do your work is the payment issues.
The signig I did last night, required an hour and 1/2 drive time each way (70 miles) and was a reverse mortgage (158 pgs). The SS could not understand why my fee for this was $240 ($150 for the RM signing and e-doc printing and 3 hours of travel at $30 per hour).
An aside, we SA in this area have breakfast about once a quarter. We do call each other when some one tells us they 'must get it approved" to let them know a assignment is being "shopped around" and what fee we asked. They can do what they want, but we agree we are in this to make a profit.

Sid Johnson
Weatherford TX
voice 817-613-7002
cell 917-613-7002
e-mail [e-mail address]

Reply by BrendaTx on 6/30/10 12:14pm
Msg #343146

Excuse me...Here is what Sid really meant to tell you:

If Sid had sent his earlier post to his editor, this is how it would read, sans spelling errors, typos, rambling on, etc. Sid is a great notary, but he's not very careful about his blizzard of typing on this forum.

I feel it is important to be clear and get to the point when marketing. Therefore, here is what Sid "really" meant to say. Since I am the founder of the network of Texas Signing Agents, this kind of thing matters to me so I am going to do a little editing work.

Sincerely,
Brenda Stone

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Ms. Weaver,

As suggested by EastTxNotary the Texas Notary Signing Agent Network is a great resource. You will find us at (and he would have listed our link).

Also at that link you will find the
-California Notary Network, plus
-Michigan, and
-Wisconsin, and
-Florida,as well.

You will not be disappointed with notaries from any of the above sites. We all require each member to have been a notary for a certain period of time and have done a certain number of signings--including the different type of loan documents.

Sid

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PS - If you want the link to the Texas dash signing dash Agent dot com, please pm me.

Reply by C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 6/30/10 12:58pm
Msg #343165

what or who was the post from on LinkedIn...??? n/m

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 6/30/10 1:05pm
Msg #343167

I'm thinking the body of the OP was what was posted

on LinkedIn....author unidentified....think the OP just omitted the ".."...


MHO

Reply by NC_Closer on 6/30/10 1:16pm
Msg #343169

I'm not the lady in TX looking for notaries. I was simply

sharing a comment about the obvious frustrations of one particular title company employee who is dissatisfied with a National Signing Agency. My intention was not to disclose her identity but surely gave anyone interested in contacting her a bread crumb trail to find it on their own.

Good luck Texas folks.