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[+] Scholorships - J Nisonger/CA (15 replies)
11/30/2005 11:31:25 PM (2450 views)

[+] Confused?!?! - Jay Duncan/MO (19 replies)
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[+] Newest Phoenix Abstractor!! - Kurt deVries/FL (13 replies)
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[+] Anonymous - J Nisonger/CA (2 replies)
11/28/2005 6:49:50 PM (2611 views)

[-] Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Jason Sheppard/PA (30 replies)
11/28/2005 9:04:09 AM (2677 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - STEVE MEINECKE/VA
11/28/2005 9:44:29 AM (3344 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Jay Duncan/MO
11/28/2005 9:58:01 AM (3358 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Smitty Strickland/SC
11/30/2005 5:37:15 PM (3323 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Robert Franco/OH
11/28/2005 9:59:51 AM (5242 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Jason Sheppard/PA
11/28/2005 10:08:43 AM (3351 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Ellen Malloy/MO
11/28/2005 11:58:09 AM (3277 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Deborah Manion/VA
11/28/2005 12:23:00 PM (3273 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Jason Sheppard/PA
11/28/2005 1:47:24 PM (3253 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Douglas Gallant/OH
11/28/2005 5:27:35 PM (3118 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - J Nisonger/CA
11/28/2005 6:24:02 PM (3176 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Lisa Ramsey/TX
11/28/2005 7:58:51 PM (3205 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Helene/GA
11/28/2005 10:46:36 PM (3349 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Ellen Malloy/MO
11/29/2005 9:34:57 AM (3154 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Lisa Ramsey/TX
11/29/2005 8:46:07 PM (3054 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - J Nisonger/CA
11/29/2005 11:47:00 PM (3071 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - J Nisonger/CA
11/30/2005 4:29:56 AM (3022 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Ellen Malloy/MO
11/30/2005 1:23:57 PM (3164 views)

Hi Judy

No problem with answering the question online. When I went independent, I joined the title plant and really had to scrounge and scrimp just to keep my foot in the door financially; and today it's tough at times.  My contract had several limitations for what I used the information for and who I could do business with.  I was a little frustrated with that part of it because it intentionally held me back.  Even today, there are strict guidelines that I must follow - such as not soliciting any local title companies for business.  They wont tolerate competition from a customer like me.  I have one company that was "grandfathered" in many years ago that is local.....otherwise my business MUST be with vendor managers.  That is why we use two sources for information; exclusive of the Recorder's office, for each of the counties we do business in.  We also utilize the County Recorder's office too....so most of the time, if something looks funny - we have alternate sources for searching.  

So, to answer your question - yes, anyone can join a title plant.  At the one I use, it can be very restrictive albeit a time saver.  I most appreciate the old books at the plant facility itself - the records go back as far as 1927 in the city and further in the county of St Louis. They are all geographical indexes.  But it can be cost prohibitive during the slow time of year for us; and since they began outsourcing their data entry - the error rate has increased considerably.  Do they care?  I dont think so - nothing is changing.

Have a Happy Day!
Ellen

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Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - J Nisonger/CA
11/30/2005 11:22:22 PM (3062 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Jason Sheppard/PA
11/29/2005 12:33:18 AM (3193 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - LAWANDA MCMILLIAN/AR
11/28/2005 10:19:38 PM (3341 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Scott Perry/PA
11/29/2005 12:22:44 AM (3319 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Jason Sheppard/PA
11/29/2005 12:31:16 AM (3272 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Lisa Ramsey/TX
11/29/2005 12:45:42 AM (3195 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - J Nisonger/CA
11/29/2005 11:58:05 PM (3094 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Lisa Ramsey/TX
11/30/2005 8:31:22 AM (3059 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - David Bloys/TX
11/30/2005 8:51:31 AM (3004 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Kelli Gorman/TX
11/30/2005 9:04:36 PM (3097 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Patrick Scott/IL
11/30/2005 11:04:48 PM (3089 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Lisa Ramsey/TX
12/1/2005 8:29:16 AM (4507 views)
Re: Please Participate! Quick 2 Question Survey :o) - Lynn Hammett/SC
12/14/2005 12:35:44 AM (3032 views)




[+] Check Out Time - David Bloys/TX (5 replies)
11/27/2005 8:01:32 AM (3565 views)

[+] In Response To The Jason Sheppard Post - Jason Sheppard/PA (1 reply)
11/25/2005 1:01:02 PM (3019 views)

'Twas the Night of Thanksgiving. - Jay Duncan/MO
11/24/2005 4:11:04 PM (1959 views)

[+] Fraud by Title Examiner - Robert Franco/OH (4 replies)
11/23/2005 1:18:43 PM (2628 views)

[+] Happy Thanksgiving! - Deborah Manion/VA (5 replies)
11/23/2005 10:21:34 AM (2461 views)

[+] Anyone have any experience - Kevin Ahern/CT (8 replies)
11/22/2005 4:30:10 PM (2544 views)

[+] If not...??? - Jay Duncan/MO (5 replies)
11/21/2005 9:28:00 PM (3492 views)

[+] Jason Sheppard... - J Nisonger/CA (13 replies)
11/21/2005 9:08:41 PM (2657 views)

[+] Security Connections - Jessica Jones/NV (3 replies)
11/21/2005 5:02:04 PM (2609 views)

State & Fed Employee notices - Deborah Manion/VA
11/21/2005 3:17:00 PM (2111 views)


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