But, beware. There are some companies out there that will flatly tell you they don't pay extra for scan/faxbacks. There's one particular company that always requires scanbacks. Because of this, they already have in their system that my base fee is $150. When they call me, they know that any extras (i.e. distance) calls for additional fee(s).
My procedure is to ask all pertinent (to me) questions when scheduler calls:
1. What kind of signing? (purchase, refi, sellers, reverse; residential, commercial, exchange, etc)
2. Exact location of signing? (and Googlemap it, I charge extra for anything further than 15 miles from home base; sometimes signing location is through winding mountainous 2-lane roads, that calls for additional fee)
3. Are docs ready now/when? (package size)(I charge extra for anything over 130 pages)
4. Number of signers? (more than 3 incurs additional fee)
5. Is property in Trust or is this a POA signing? (usually more table time)
6. Is Spanish (in my case) required? (additional fee required)
By this time, I already have a fee in mind.
7. Any special instructions? (next day delivery to escrow; fax/scanbacks -- both incur additional fee)
Only then can I give scheduler an accurate quote. IMO, the only negotiable items would be package size, number of signers and property in Trust.
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