Hi I to want to do a poll. I have beeen following this forum for some time and have noticed the complaints about "those people charging $25.00 for a 1 owner search". What I would like to know is how long does it take for you to do the  searches? Including. 1 owner, full title, 40/50 year search and legal and vesting and do you include copy cost in your charges? I have been in the title business for almost 30 years and a independent for 8 years. I do all the work myself except for times I may get some help with the typing. I base what I charge for my orders on how long I think it will take me to do the order, sometime I off but more time than not I'm correct in how long it takes. I believe the highest price I can charge  is the best price(but without this site I might not have known what that fee might be). For me I was hired by one company to do (they set the fee they would pay) searches and then found many more clients to build my business to what it is today. I have not raised my fee much over the eight years even with the what has happened with the price of gas. I drive 150-300 miles a day to complete my orders in the 7 counties I cover and complete anywhere from 12 to as many as 50 orders in one day and work anywhere from 8-15 hours a day whatever it takes. I make a very good living doing this and don't have the down side of working for a single Title Company in the office all day, but have the freedom of working for myself and loving every minute of just like when I started in the Title Industry way back in 1976. I know I rambled but its 2:00am and its been a very busy day. With all of your help maybe we can set standard fee for the work so everyone makes a good living. I enjoy this site very much and have told some of my clients about the site to find searchers they need in other areas.