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gjk-fl
Florida
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 Posted - 08/18/2009 : 05:56:29 AM
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Mentoring is a touchy subject. Like Renee said, they can end up being your competition. I've been asked to do this too and spoke to my 84 year old, very intelligent mother about it. Her response was to tell them what to do to get started. She said very few, if any, will follow through with all that you have to do to become a certified NSA. They have to become a notary, purchase E & O insurance, then all of the costs involved in certification, signing up on the pertinent websites, marketing, business cards, purchasing all of the equipment and supplies you'll need to do this job efficiently, just to name a few. I tell them what to do to get started and give them my business card. I've not had one follow through and call me. This is how my mentor handled me, only I followed through. God bless you Janet Lynn.
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Renee
Michigan
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Posted - 08/18/2009 : 02:52:06 AM
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| Just to drive home the point - on Sunday I received another new request, and on Monday yet another. Sunday's person received my usual response and I have not heard so much as a "thanks". Monday's person is someone I know, so my response was more personal - but to the 'ride along' request ...nope, never. |
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theinsurancelady
Washington
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Posted - 08/17/2009 : 9:25:03 PM
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I suggest that you re-think your uniqueness, Renee.
Few people are really willing to get the education, put together a marketing plan, be on-call and take even a ten percent chance they might not get paid.
That makes you pretty unique!
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Renee
Michigan
549 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2009 : 6:41:47 PM
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I have been doing this since early 2005, and in that time I've been asked directly & privately to mentor someone at LEAST 20 times. These were all people who would work my same territory. Some requests are extremely compelling, snag my heart, impress me - but do the math. Had I mentored each of these, I'd have single-handedly helped create an entire workforce that would be putting an end to MY business.
I do pretty freely share a lot of information that I keep handy just for that purpose. I don't really think the recipients even know or consider how many of my own long hours went into compiling the things I snap on over to them in a heartbeat. Funny - most of the time, I don't even get a thank you, and only one of them do I 'see' around the internet & talk to now and again, and know is making a go of things.
I don't think people always realise that they are not unique, that they are one of MANY others - and that there will be many others to follow.
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theinsurancelady
Washington
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Posted - 08/11/2009 : 3:23:16 PM
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I would mentor you if you weren't cross-country, Arlene. I'd appreciate having someone I could recommend who I know is professional, responsible, and charging the same fees when I am not available.
I also believe nothing should ever be lost because you didn't ask for it. You go, girl!
Best Wishes!
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vince
Kansas
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Posted - 08/09/2009 : 12:16:31 PM
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Perhaps one of the most honest answers I heard to this was from the fellow that shared information with me when starting in this business. He asked a local if he could ride along with her. She said that he should take some of the loan signing courses, read the forums, then re-finance his home a few times with different lenders to get used to it - or go to work for a title company as a closer. She said she simply wasn't going to willingly help create another competitor with any more information than that.
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zanger
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Posted - 08/09/2009 : 07:25:26 AM
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Pay someone an hour away $100, lunch, and gas money. Go to two or three signings.
Do this after you took the signing course and spent a lot of time reading on forums. |
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n/a
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Posted - 03/22/2009 : 10:44:05 PM
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When I was new, I had a very hard time breaking into the business. I would agree that a ride-along would be helpful, but the best advice is to find someone about 100 miles away to spend some time learning from them. That way, they can send you business and youcan send them business, once you have established your own clientele.
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Lisa T.
California
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Posted - 02/28/2009 : 8:36:05 PM
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| I think the best "mentor" is reading the notary forums and gleaning from the wisdom and experiences of those that having been in the biz many years or whose background is in real estate or lending. You can research any topic, print the threads, and refer to them as needed. Not only will you learn what to do, you'll learn what not to do. |
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Renee
Michigan
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Posted - 02/27/2009 : 3:00:52 PM
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Not at all bold, Arlene - just honest. Leaving alone the issues of privacy to the borrower, asking to do ride-alongs is respectively the same as wanting to open a new restaurant, and asking the chef at the restaurant down the street to share his recipes.
If you look from that perspective, who is really the one being "bold"? |
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azdocsign
Arizona
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Posted - 02/24/2009 : 2:28:38 PM
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If you start with message #1 on this board and read, read, read you can learn alot. It will help you on day to day situations.
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n/a
Florida
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Posted - 02/21/2009 : 5:45:29 PM
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Originally posted by PWinFL
In all honesty, Arlene, I think you will be hard pressed to find someone to share with you. Why, you ask? Because you will become that persons competition. And in this very small marketplace, where there's a lot of signing agents, encouraging competition is not something many will do.
If you are new to the "Signing Agent" field, I encourage you to read many of the boards (like this one, Notary Rotary, SigningAgent Yahoo group and others) to get a feel for what it takes. Then order and study the Signing Agent Professional Skills Training Guide, which not only teaches you how to be a Sigining Agent, but also how to run a business (including a section on getting paid). You can order the training guide from the National Signing Agent Registry (NSAR) website: http://www.SigningRegistry.com.
Never drive any faster than your guardian angel can fly.
I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida,
and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
Visit us online at http://www.PAWnotary.com
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PWinFL
Florida
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Posted - 02/21/2009 : 5:40:55 PM
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In all honesty, Arlene, I think you will be hard pressed to find someone to share with you. Why, you ask? Because you will become that persons competition. And in this very small marketplace, where there's a lot of signing agents, encouraging competition is not something many will do.
If you are new to the "Signing Agent" field, I encourage you to read many of the boards (like this one, Notary Rotary, SigningAgent Yahoo group and others) to get a feel for what it takes. Then order and study the Signing Agent Professional Skills Training Guide, which not only teaches you how to be a Sigining Agent, but also how to run a business (including a section on getting paid). You can order the training guide from the National Signing Agent Registry (NSAR) website: http://www.SigningRegistry.com.
Never drive any faster than your guardian angel can fly.
I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida,
and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
Visit us online at http://www.PAWnotary.com |
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n/a
Florida
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Posted - 02/21/2009 : 4:38:52 PM
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Hello
I live in Ocala Florida
JUst wondering if there is someone interented in being a mentor for signings and would let me ride along with them
Thanks again
Arlene
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