Miriam,

I agree with you.  Since my abstracting company went full time, I have picked up 25 clients. But I have lost 5 (Actually, I have called them and let them know we are no longer doing business with them).  One reason, I do not like their payment terms.  We are a company.  Just like they are.  They like to get pay on time, So do we.  I have employees to pay, and I cannot wait around 60 days to get one payment. 

We are self employed and Title Companies need abstractors, so I just do not understand why are they trying to under cut us.  It's not good business.  Than they get mad, when they find out that their previous abstractor is a title company, and can provide quality services under 48 turn around time to their clients.

:) By the way  we are in Indiana.  What part of Indiana are you in?