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between 500 to $1,500 per
transaction. Be it that every lender
requires title insurance, selling is not
the issue. It's a requirement. As for
sellers of real property, they are
signing warranty deeds. To warranty
the title of the property they also need
Title Insurance to ensure there's no
defect. Again, basically a necessity. A
necessity is easy to sell.
Title agents and title companies for
that matter thrive on having real estate
agents for clientele. Realtors refer their
clients to them to close out their
transactions. Next in line would be
mortgage lenders, who also select title
companies that they like to facilitate
real property transactions. If you have
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Realtors and mortgage lenders, then it
stands to reason they would use you as
a title insurance producer to close out
their transactions.

Now here's what's cool, if you are an
NSA most of those vendors that you
deal with also contract with licensed
title agents for the same thing:

 Amrock
 Solidifi
 Service Link

 Single Source
The name of the game for Nationwide
title companies and Nationwide lenders
is turning over these closings as fast as
possible. They will give you healthy
title commissions just to do the
abstracting, municipal lien search, and
issue a title insurance policy.

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Most of the work related to title and
escrow can be outsourced. In the end, if
you structure it correctly, all you must
do is write the title policy, do the e-
recording with the municipality where
the property is situated and collect
your commissions!

While I realize this may be an
oversimplification, the reality is it is
not as complicated as it seems. The
compensation for the job is far better
than the work required. With the kind
of commissions that title agents get
paid, ask yourself how many
transactions you really need to close
out in a week to make a good living at
it or make it worth your while.

With our business that we run, Noble
N otary and Legal Document Preparers,
we have assisted several cash buyers
and sellers that simply wanted to save
money by not using conventional title
companies and real estate agents to
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avoid paying unnecessary
commissions. Our clients were aware
of the potential risks involved, but they
ended up saving piles of money and my
business on the same note, made
healthy compensation & revenue by
helping them facilitate this transaction!

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The World of Appraisals

A certified real estate appraiser is the
second level of Florida state licensing
for the appraisal of real property. With
this credential you can appraise all
types of family residential properties
without regard to the transaction value
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a transaction value of less than
$250,000.

Just like as a

licensed real

estate

appraiser, you

may find

yourself

working for

an appraisal

firm or for

yourself as a

fee based

appraiser.

Your clients

may be local,

such as Appraisal Sample Fee Schedule
individuals,

lawyers,

accountant,

title & escrow, even from large

appraisal management companies,

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nationwide lenders.

In Florida, for example, you now meet
the requirements of many lenders and
financial institutions which hire only
certified appraisers for their
transactions. Likewise, as a field
appraiser, your day will consist of
property inspections and completing
research online and at local court
houses and/or assessor’s offices. For
the most part, you will be completing
appraisals for home purchases,
refinancing, divorces, and estates.

Many of these are Notary Signing Agents
(NSA’s) and already familiar with:

 Amrock
 Reltco
 Mortgage Connect
 Service Link

As an NSA who cross trains as an
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time as you will be well connected to
thrive in this field!

Having the state certification meets
one of the basic requirements set by
many employers, vendors and makes
you more qualified than if you only
have a license. Here’s some of the
general requirements:

*Must complete the National
Residential Exam and the Florida
Supplemental Exam.
*Must be 18 years or older, submit a
completed application and fingerprint
background check (there it is again!)
*2,500 hours, at least 150 reports, of
experience in no fewer than 24
months.
*Must hold a bachelor’s degree or
higher; 200 classroom hours of board
approved courses required by the
FREAM or if you do not have a
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bachelor’s degree, you have other
options…

 Associate degree, or higher, in
specified fields of study identified
in rule.

 Successful completion of 30
semester hours of college-level
courses in each of the specific
topic areas identified in rule.

 Successful completion of at least
30 hours of College Level
Examination Program (CLEP)
examinations that cover each of
the specific topic areas in Option
#3 as identified in rule.

As you can see from the appraiser’s fee
schedule, these guys can get paid well.
There is much logging and work that
goes into the job behind the scenes but
as skill increases, so should efficiency.
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ability to leverage it. The only
reluctance I have to this field is the
preliminary required hours of
apprenticeship. Not as easy as say
becoming an apostille agent, but as
with most things in life, you get out of
it what you put into it.

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Final Thoughts

Throughout the book, you can see that
we lay out some general concepts. One
of the things about the mobile notary
that makes it so appealing is the
obvious fact that it is mobile. Having a
business that operates mobile or
remote, it's just simply a convenience
that you offer clients that helps you
stand apart from your competition.
The number of things that you could
apply a mobile service to is nearly
infinite.

When looking at a business model for
expanding your current model ideas,

this is something that is important to
consider. A ‘unique selling proposition’
is what the pros call it. It's really just
as simple as looking at what
competitive edge you can gain in
whatever service it is you are
passionate about providing.

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This unique proposition automatically
sets you ahead of the pack so even if
you find yourself in a relatively
saturated market, you now have
advantages over the competition.

We didn't discuss marketing tactics in this
book, as it wasn't really the central
theme. There are plenty of good books
on all manners of marketing. If you are
already running a small or home-based
business that is in high demand, you
probably have a good handle on viable
marketing methods. It is as simple as
applying those methods to new

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business models or services that you
add.

One of the many benefits of high-
demand services is they aren't
advertising intensive. Meaning, very
little advertisement is needed to thrive.
We employ all manner of advertising
methods and modalities. Some work
better than others, some are more
complicated. I can tell you that the
better marketing skill you develop, the
higher your income will be and the
more you will save by not wasting
money on ineffective measures.

Even if you decide to employ
advertising agencies, it's a good idea
to have some education and insight
into how it all works. Unfortunately,
there are a lot of hucksters in
businesses such as ad agencies and
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busines marketing that routinely
promise big returns and, unfortunately,
delivered very little.

Having a little bit of marketing savvy
will help you to avoid these hucksters
and employ your own methods until
you can find legitimate help.

You MUST get out of your own way. We
have too many people come to us,
telling us how incredibly blessed we
are...which we ARE. But, it took prayer
and determination and a constant idea
to never settle.

We love what we do. We love the
experiences we have gained through
trial and error; we love the people that
we meet and so many connections we
have made. You just put yourself out
there. No one else is paying your bills
but YOU, so who cares what anyone
else thinks.

Stay true and honest. Always be noble
and do the right things. It really is

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important in this type of endeavor to
put others above yourself. Be kind to
others in all situations, because we
have been through some doozies. Not
everyone is thankful and grateful,
remain kind and giving anyways.
Remember, you can do this! Pray for
wisdom and do your diligence.

Wishing You The Best Life Has To
Offer,

Mark Sias Grace Sias

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Recommended Reading

Mark’s
The 4-Hour Workweek By Tim Ferriss
The Magic Of Thinking Big By David
J. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad By Robert T.
Kiyosaki
You Are Not So Smart By David
Mcranrey
Poor Richards Almanac By
BenFranklin
Eat That Frog By Brian Tracy
Zero To One By Peter Thiel
Grace’s
Battlefield Of The Mind By Joyce Meyer
It’s Not Supposed To Be This Ways By
Lysa Terkeurst
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott
Fitzgerald

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Resources

https://legaldocprepnotary.com/
https://www.faldp.org/
https://certifixlivescan.com/
https://dos.myflorida.com/
https://www.cynanotary.com/
https://www.fiverr.com/
https://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/education/
https://ccasite.org
https://www.finra.org/arbitration-
mediation/information-arbitrators

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