Msg #651283
7 replies | My email is blowing up with offers to refinance or sell | By  Cheryl Elliott on 8/27/25 6:03pm
Well, I do have a little equity after 20 years sitting out here in the wilderness, just steps to the big cities. I've never increased my debt, only whittled away at it.
Suddenly everyone has a great offer to take out cash, yada yada. It has been a little busy lately but not like the old days. Since I don't work for companies who have slashed and hacked our fees to death, that leaves the companies who still have ethics and respect for what we do. They are offering $$$ fees, still not as brisk a business as it was in 2021. Mostly purchases, helocs, loan assumptions, etc.
I expect sometime this next month or so, things are going to begin to pick up. I'm ready, are all of you?
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Msg #651269
3 replies | Package scanning | By jnew on 8/24/25 10:27am
I wish that signing companies or title companies could hire a twelve year old to show them how to scan documents to a printable font. Like letter or legal size. They still scan some of the documents to other sizes that won't print right. Service Link for one.
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Msg #651256
8 replies | Unlock Forward Sale Option & Exchange Agreement Transaction | By Cheryl Elliott on 8/23/25 11:21am
This past week one of my assignments was the above product that I only recently became of aware of. The borrower must live in the home as a primary resident, and of course, there must be significant equity in the property. From there, the lender decides how much they are willing to loan. The loan doesn't come due until the property sells, and the loan can be paid off any time and reused over and over, as long as the borrower is always current and has no delinquencies.
This is the second one I've had in the past two months. Any one else seen these? The lender is in the Bay Area. It's interesting, as both title companies the lender is using are located in Florida.
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Msg #651252
9 replies | Tired of Writing Out Long Document Titles? Saved me time | By Jake_CA on 8/22/25 10:46pm
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Msg #651248
0 replies | super tip for taping packages to mail | By Jayhawk/KS on 8/21/25 10:14am
I always use clear wide tape to securely seal up my Fed Ex and UPS packages before dropping them off. We have vital information in those packages and they can be heavy and go through lots of tumbles and thrown about on their journey to their final destination. I put a tape across the sealed area and another row around the entire package on the long end. Now you know how that clear tape can be! If you fold down an end, you waste tape every time you use it. If you are really unlucky it tears off unevenly and you waste alot trying to get to a flat end. If you have the kind in a hold that metal serated edge can give you a nasty cut. ENTER THE HANDY DANDY PLASTIC CLIP that come on hamburger and hot dog bun packages and lots of bread product! I'm not talking about the wirey kind. I mean the plastic clip. The one you can also to fix your flip flop when it pulls out from the bottom of the sole.
Take the plastic clip and just put it under the end of the tape and it will stay there and be there the next time you need to find the end of he tape. When you cut your tape just make sure you have your finger in place before you cut so you can insert the plastic clip.
You save frustration buying more tape and time looking for the end of the tape. By the way the cheapest place I've found for this tape is Dollar Tree!
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Msg #651244
2 replies | Speaking of GNW ... | By Yoli/CA on 8/20/25 4:56pm
Last Friday, I had a call from a lady who was a patient in one the local hospitals. She needed an Advanced Healthcare Directive notarized. No, she did not want to use witnesses instead.
She was fully coherent and completely aware of her situation/surroundings. She called me after calling several other notaries on a list provided her by the hospital staff. She said some of those other notaries quoted her a travel fee of $150+ plus the notarization fee. That hospital is located only a 15-minute drive from me. I quoted her $45 for travel plus $15 for the one notarization for a total of $60. She readily jumped on it, paid via Venmo upon completion and added a much-appreciated tip. She also asked for my business card to give to the hospital staff.  Works for me!
Take heed, people. Sometimes being greedy doesn't pay off. 
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Msg #651239
7 replies | loansigningsolutions.com | By Donna Piscitelli on 8/20/25 10:21am
Hi. Has anyone worked with this signing company? Worth the cost of admission? Thanks.
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Msg #651217
4 replies | Any recourse? | By Carlos Ramirez on 8/18/25 11:52am
I will try to be brief and paraphrase. My mother was on a deed with my older brother. My mother a few years back moved in with me as she needed more care. She was a handful, but she had said that my brother took her house. I didn't believe her, my brother said she was losing it in her old age. Then two years ago as my mother's health was fading from dementia, my mom's friend showed up and gave me copies of an updated grant deed stating my mother gifted him her portion of the home. My mother claimed she didn't sign it, she had already moved out of the house. The signature is similar, but there is an anomaly. This anomaly is only present in this doc. I wonder what the signature in the journal looks like? Also, for context, our mother was a single mom and worked two jobs. Sometimes when we missed school we had to sign our own absence slips and sign our Mom's name. I really don't wish any ill will for my brother, but i know this caused my mom a lot grief the last few years of her life. She passed away last month, and these docs resurfaced. Any help/direction would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Msg #651215
2 replies | Cloud Signings LLC | By Kerry Jones on 8/16/25 11:20am
Got it, Kerry. Here's your customized review, written professionally and clearly to help warn other notaries while maintaining your credibility:
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**Review of Cloud Signings LLC**
⭐ **Rating**: 1 out of 5
I completed four signings for Cloud Signings LLC on 3/25/25 ($100), 4/1/25 ($130), 5/13/25 ($150), and 6/12/25 ($100), totaling $480. All were completed professionally and on time, with the agreed-upon payment terms of Net 60.
Despite multiple follow-ups, I have received **no response** from the company. My emails have gone unanswered, and there has been no effort to resolve the outstanding balance. As of today, all four invoices are well past due.
I’m sharing this experience to caution fellow notaries. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend working with Cloud Signings LLC. If the company chooses to resolve this issue, I will gladly update this review to reflect that.
—Kerry Jones
Anchor Notary Services
Georgia
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Would you like a shortened version for platforms with character limits, or help posting it to specific sites?
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Msg #651206
5 replies | NATIONWIDE MOBILE CLOSINGS LLC - MICHELE WEINTRAUB | By Tammy HydeLee on 8/15/25 11:20am
BEWARE!!!!!! Do not accept any orders from Nationwide Mobile Closings LLC/Michele Weintraub unless you want to wait and wait and wait and wait on your payment. I completed a signing on June 30, 2025 and I am still waiting on my payment. it appears that Michele Weintraub gets paid and spends the money owed to me. I looked back on my experience with Nationwide Mobile Closings LLC and saw where it took 50 days to receive payment from her. I am not going to work with someone who has no regard for the very people that provides her with her source of Income.
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Msg #651194
15 replies | SOS commission processing | By Cheryl Elliott on 8/14/25 10:08am
I finally received my renewal commission. It was mailed from Sacramento on the 4th and delivered to my mailbox yesterday, the 13th. It took 7 business days to arrive. When I attuned at the bank of boxes ine mile from NY house, the envelope had been delivered to the wrong resident. Thankfully, they put it into the outgoing mail box and the mail delivery person put it into my box.
It makes me crazy that there are so many ways for things to go wrong in getting a commission delivered successfully.
This is very likely my last 4-year California Notary Cimmission. I have ordered my bond and E&O from NR, which was immediately processed by Harry Shoemaker, and ordered my stamps online. I am good to go, the easiest part of the entire renewal process.
HALLELUJAH!
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Msg #651177
3 replies | Finest Mobile Notary | By Cathy Landre on 8/11/25 10:39pm
This SS asked me to do a signing on July 2nd and now they do not respond to phone calls, emails or any correspondence for my request for payment. It's only for $50 however just warning you not to work with them
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Msg #651166
2 replies | Want pay XMARK HERE | By Maurice Williams on 8/8/25 8:09pm
Bad news will not pay. They owe me $175.00 and will respond to calls or emails. Anyone familiar with them?
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Msg #651163
0 replies | regarding notary 360 | By Jean DeJesus on 8/7/25 4:54pm
does anyone know if this company is still working as my screen since feb shows blank? I have called and no reply nothing
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