Posted by Wendy Wallace on 7/23/12 10:31pm
Msg #427793

Help me please

I am a mortgage closer in no for the past 5 years... Other than a few stamps for friends it is all I have done.. I would like to relocate to New York any ideas what I can do? It,s to my understanding title work is different in NY... Any input would be a great help.. Thank you in advance! Wendy ;-)

Reply by Wendy Wallace on 7/23/12 10:33pm
Msg #427794

*NJ..... It's

Reply by Les_CO on 7/24/12 3:19am
Msg #427807

First I’d head north; second if you want to become a NY notary I’d check with the New York Secretary of State about Notary Public commission requirements, third I’d contact the local title companies in the area you wish to relocate, and send them your résumé, and see if they need your help.

Reply by Lee/AR on 7/24/12 7:03am
Msg #427816

Les has the best advice. And...remember...a closing is a closing is a closing, regardless of which state.

Reply by HisHughness on 7/24/12 9:37am
Msg #427828

***a closing is a closing is a closing, regardless of which state***

You've never done one of those 270-page NY CEMA closings, have you, Lee?

I'd suggest you ask Mike Coticchio (MikeC/TX) for his suggestions; he just moved to Texas from New York. He doesn't link, but you can PM him by calling up Message #427764 and doing a private reply to that message.

Reply by NJDiva on 7/24/12 10:02am
Msg #427832

Wendy, did you mean NY or NJ? n/m

Reply by NJDiva on 7/24/12 10:07am
Msg #427834

The market is pretty inundated in my area...Northern NJ

There are 35 notaries within a 14.5 mile radius and that's only from this site.

If you'd like to get an idea of whether it's worth it for you, I might suggest you go to the "Find a Notary" tab and put in the zip code you are moving to.

Reply by Lee/AR on 7/24/12 10:13am
Msg #427835

That's true. But some experience is better than none at all.

The basics don't change...and stuff is always being added or changed. Easier to pick up the differences than start from scratch.

Reply by NJDiva on 7/24/12 1:37pm
Msg #427888

Oh geesh, I thought you were talking about NSA work...

sorry. Misunderstood. I think you're referring to title work, not NSA work, am I right about that?

Reply by MikeC/TX on 7/24/12 3:41pm
Msg #427912

Are you looking to do loan closings or title work? It depends on where you are going to be in NY, because real estate is done differently in the NYC/LI/Westchester County area than in the rest of the state. I used to be on Long Island and also held a real estate license, so I'm very familiar with the way things work there.

Send me a PM and let me know what you are looking to do and where you will be going, and I'll try to help you out.