Posted by BossLadyMD on 5/6/11 3:08pm
Msg #382388

I've never seen it this slow....

I'm just thankful that my husband still works and I collect a pension. This is awful but I'm going to stick around.

Reply by terrie/IN on 5/6/11 3:11pm
Msg #382390

i hear ya, March was really good and April was horrible and May isn't starting out that great either. Very slow in Northwest indiana. Thank got I got a day job and husband.

Reply by BossLadyMD on 5/6/11 3:22pm
Msg #382394

I got a few calls last month but all were over 100 miles 1-way & the companies didnt want to pay extra for travel. And anybody who is working for $75 must be riding a bike to their appointments.

Reply by NJDiva on 5/6/11 3:24pm
Msg #382395

And if they're not riding their bikes...

YET, they soon will be. Shoot, at this point, we ALL my be...ugh

Reply by Calnotary on 5/6/11 3:42pm
Msg #382398

" And anybody who is working for $75 must be riding a bike to their appointments. "

Oh yes and without a bike seat!

Reply by Ilene C. Seidel on 5/6/11 3:43pm
Msg #382399

If they aren't they should be for taking $75.00 closings. It should hurt.

Reply by nunu on 5/6/11 7:12pm
Msg #382424

Well, I guess this is my lucky month, had 52 closings in April and May is booming too. Tons of chase refis.....and I am loving it. So hang in there guys, maybe this will spread to your states too.

Reply by Les_CO on 5/6/11 3:57pm
Msg #382401

It is not that I don’t wish to be the harbinger of doom. There is still ‘some’ business out there, not anywhere enough to keep a million NSA’s or pseudo-NSA’s busy full time. But for an old pro, that can do it part time, it’s still a little supplemental income, and it could come in handy. You’ve already invested in the equipment; you have the knowledge and the time. Stick to your fees, don’t work for deadbeats for ANY fee (promised) and/or for low-ballers (If no one would work for them, they would be gone.) and maybe us survivors will still be able to call ourselves professionals? This business, along with getting old is NOT for sissies! JMO

Reply by Richard Ingram on 5/6/11 4:12pm
Msg #382403

Les,
You are so very correct. Thanks for your continued professionalism as well as all on this site who are true pros.

Reply by Ilene C. Seidel on 5/6/11 4:29pm
Msg #382405

You are 100% right Les. I've been around for a while as well. Buz isn't great, but it does exist in slowwww motionnn. I'll be hanging in there this isn't the first time it's been slow and surely not the last.

Reply by James Dawson on 5/6/11 4:33pm
Msg #382406

Bingo!

Reply by BossLadyMD on 5/6/11 4:39pm
Msg #382407

You all hit the nail right on the head! We're troopers

Reply by parkerc/ME on 5/6/11 5:06pm
Msg #382410

Like BossLady, thank God I have a pension income and don't have to rely on SA income. Definitely will stick to my fees, even if the phone is dead most of the time. As said, those who continue to accept $75 signings in this economy are going to see their Schedule C reflecting a loss for this year.

Reply by MW/VA on 5/6/11 7:00pm
Msg #382418

I agree with Les. I'm hanging in there, but biz is way down n/m

Reply by MW/VA on 5/6/11 7:14pm
Msg #382425

To add to that, it's also getting harder to get paid. Even

some of the good companies are running slow on payments. Major slowdown all the way around, IMO.

Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 5/6/11 5:21pm
Msg #382411

I agree with you all.....

I just got a call to travel 90 miles RT in Friday night rush hour traffic for a wonderful $95! No Thanks!

Reply by Frank/NC on 5/6/11 6:58pm
Msg #382416

Thank God I have other pension income. I'll be damned if I take the low ball offers but it sure is slow here. Agree with you all and let's all try to hang in there.

Reply by Glenn Strickler on 5/6/11 7:02pm
Msg #382419

Ditto everyone.

General notary work still seems to be there and actually increasing.

Reply by Karla/WA on 5/6/11 7:17pm
Msg #382427

Re: General Notary Work

Glen, as I've spent the majority of my time focused on loan closings, and have seen the same slow down, (though next week looks a little more positive). It would be interesting to understand some of the strategies that you've used to generate a steady stream of general notary work. I usually receive email requests from individuals and I'm not actively marketing my services in that area.

Any ideas would be extremely appreciated.

Reply by Claudine Osborne on 5/6/11 8:46pm
Msg #382437

Re: General Notary Work

Karla, Check out Laura Vestennans book..How to market for general notary work..it has a ton of info.