Al, Titlegal and everyone else are giving you some very good advice. I wouldn't jump from the day job too quickly based on a relationship with a couple L/O's. For one thing, not many L/O's close enough deals per month to give you the volume you're going to want. "A wink is as good as a nod ...", as the song goes ...
If you believe those couple of contacts might really be gold-mines, then I'd follow-through on them, nurture them, cultivate them. IF you feel ready and confident of your abilities, then maybe go after the L/O's manager - meet/greet. HE/SHE's your 'new best friend', more than the L/O. Get inside the title office - maybe your L/O buddy will walk you in and introduce you?
I can't tell you how many times I thought I'd 'hit it' - this is just like investments, DIVERSIFY. For example, I have a local T/C that ONLY uses me, exclusively (I've known these people for many years, and before I started doing this - they didn't even DO mobile closings.) When I landed that, I thought "woohoo!". Well ... they use me for all their mobile closings, and they've done all of about 3 in the past 6 months! (I'm in MI, which is your worst case scenario!). They're hurting, and the inside closer is scheduling everything during the day, and then taking the few outside closings herself. Hey, I sure can't/don't blame them at all. If I'd tried to float my boat on the assumed potential of that, I'd be in sorry shape. |
