I agree with everyone on this subject of volume.
I work for a super duper SS that sends me a lot of work. Last month I did 10 signings for them at a minimum of $125. I will tack on $$ if I travel. They do not micro manage or require fax backs or call you endlessly. They send me a confirmation, and that's it, and it's not 5 or 10 pages long. It's one page, stating the title company, the borrowers' info and a completion portion on the bottom asking if the loan closed and what the tracker is. They know I'm professional and will get the job done.
I did three signings yesterday. Two for this SS and one for a title company. Pay = $420.
I've had title companies call and offer me $100. I tell them straight out that my minimum for a title company is $150 with e-docs. There's no reason they can't pay that fee. I have one title company (that many on NR do not like) pay a minimum of $140, but there is usually an add-on fee for something (travel, faxbacks, etc). I have another that pays $175 and I will bend over backwards for them, even scan and email the whole package if it's a purchase. They are getting a quality notary.
You have to know your worth and then you have to let that hiring entity know your worth. Pass up work from those fly-by-night SS's, or a notary that is farming out work, and those that bottom feed to line their own pockets. You'll love yourself for doing that! |
