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jbelmont
California
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 Posted - 02/28/2011 : 10:40:17 PM
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Hi guys,
Linda has told me that an attorney can help over the phone in South Carolina. I don't know what the statutes say, so I can only go based on what others have told me. In general finding an area with business, but no competition is ideal. Or an area like NYC which is booming is perfect. California and Florida are crawling with signers and are difficult unless you are an ace at competing.
I like the article you submitted. It says that it is a best practice if the attorney conducts the closing. I didn't that the attorney specifically had to be physically at the signing so long as they reviewed the major facts and documents on the loan with the borrower and supervised the recording of the Deed.
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PWinFL
Florida
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Posted - 02/28/2011 : 05:02:19 AM
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Originally posted by jbelmont
If you are in SC or MA and cover lots of counties, you will have a monopoly -- just team up with an attorney and dominate.
For MA, I agree that a NSA can "team up" with an attorney or law firm and remain within the law. However, for SC, within the state boundaries, the person conducting the 'closing' must be an attorney.
Conducting a real estate closing in SC is the practice of law (as defined by the SC courts and statutes), which only an attorney can do. Any reputable mortgage lender will require that an attorney be selected to conduct the closing. The choice of the closing attorney is up to the borrower, but often allows the lender to select the attorney and/or law firm to handle the closing.
Of the attorneys that I have spoken to or searched their websites for information on whether or not an attorney needs to be physically present and conduct the closing, all but one said that non-attorneys may not conduct the closing and the presence of the closing attorney is required. The one dissenting attorney didn't come out and say that "phone" presence is acceptable, but didn't rule it out either, citing an example of a SC property closing where the attorney was not physically present, but conducted the closing via telephone with a non-attorney representative from his firm.
The Supreme Court of South Carolina issued a memorandum to all attorneys (see http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/whatsnew/displaywhatsnew.cfm?indexID=575) regarding "Guidelines for Attorneys Conducting Residential Real Estate Closings".
The SC Bar Ethics Advisory committee stated in their newsletters:
Attorneys are advised to read these opinions carefully for guidance. While the Committee cannot issue a formal opinion on unauthorized practice issues, the consensus of the Committee is that a fair reading of these cases indicates that all aspects of real estate transactions must be conducted or supervised by lawyers. See Watson , 589 S.E.2d at 761. In addition, the cases have indicated specifically that a lawyer should be “physically present” at a closing. See Lester, 578 S.E.2d at 7.
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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.
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jbelmont
California
3106 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2011 : 5:46:25 PM
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NYC, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are the best in that order. But, Los Angeles is very competitive too. If you are in SC or MA and cover lots of counties, you will have a monopoly -- just team up with an attorney and dominate.
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pjrager
Maryland
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Posted - 02/27/2011 : 1:47:30 PM
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| Where would you say it's booming??? |
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jbelmont
California
3106 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2011 : 9:20:55 PM
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There is business everywhere for signing agents. Upstate New York is not booming by any standard. Ask the locals how business is. The people using the forum who are regulars are about two dozen folks who are scattered everywhere. You need to ask Locals.
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pjrager
Maryland
94 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2011 : 11:17:21 AM
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| I am thinking about re-locating to the Upstate NY area. The question is: Is there any business up in the Utica/Syracuse area for a Signing Agent? |
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edelske
New York
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Posted - 01/05/2011 : 10:01:43 PM
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THIS is the best place to ask notary related questions. Some of the brightest minds (with both a helpful attitude and a sense of humor) frequent this forum. Welcome aboard and ask away!
Kenneth A Edelstein
Mobile Notary, Apostille / Legalization Processing & Fingerprinting
http://www.kenneth-a-edelstein.com |
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jbelmont
California
3106 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2011 : 3:18:20 PM
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Hi Yvonne,
We have had a long battle with spammers. I can not afford to have spammers contacting notaries on our forum which is why the email feature is disabled. The war on spam is to the point now where less than 10 spammers make it online per year which is a victory for all of us.
If you go to the MEMBERS section, and click on the person's USER-ID, you can usually find the person's full name and state. You can look them up using google. Look up their name + notary public and you are likely to get some sort of information. Interestingly enough, only half of the forum members on our forum also have a listing on 123notary.com.
Good luck!
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Renee
Michigan
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Posted - 01/05/2011 : 1:02:19 PM
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You just did, Yvonne 
Generally speaking, forums are used to Q&A just like this (you asked, I responded). If you really wanted to privately contact someone, you could look up their listing (above, under "Find A Notary")but primarily we just use the forums.
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Yvonne
New Jersey
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Posted - 01/05/2011 : 08:45:50 AM
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Hi, Not new to signing but new to posting on Forums. There are little icons I see on the posts. One to email , one to edit, one to see profile. The email one seems to no longer work due to spam issues. I then went to a profile to send and email and that too seems to be disconnected due to spam issues. So, is there a proper way to email someone that has posted if you want to ask a question? And how would I let someone know how to email me if they want to ask me a question?
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jbelmont
California
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Posted - 12/29/2010 : 5:05:12 PM
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I renamed this section. Carmen gives great answers, but is overloaded with work a lot of the time. She will answer questions when she can.
Ken has been gracious enough to be willing to answer questions from beginners.
Please create a NEW post for each question you ask. If you are lucky, you will get many answers from seasoned notaries, each with a different and valid perspective.
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