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[+] To all Maryland notaries - Loretta Reed (1 reply)
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[+] THE GREATEST ABSTRACT STORY - Jay Duncan (3 replies)
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[+] MERRY CHRISTMAS - Jay Duncan (2 replies)
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[+] So What Do We Do Now? - Jay Duncan (3 replies)
12/23/2003 9:53:49 AM (1521 views)

[-] CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Jill Kissell (20 replies)
12/18/2003 10:29:14 PM (1540 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Paul Richards
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Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Eric McCafferty
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Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Jill Kissell
12/19/2003 10:21:06 PM (1997 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Jay Duncan
12/20/2003 12:02:29 AM (1989 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Renee McCarty
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Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Cherie Smurthwaite
1/4/2004 2:01:54 AM (2032 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Jay Duncan
12/19/2003 12:31:18 PM (1950 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Watson ("Smitty") Strickland
12/21/2003 6:05:55 PM (2063 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Robert Franco
12/19/2003 1:26:44 PM (1901 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Cristina James
12/20/2003 7:49:52 AM (1896 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Jay Duncan
12/20/2003 9:38:04 AM (2002 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Loretta Reed
12/20/2003 11:34:23 AM (1937 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - monica froese
12/21/2003 12:42:14 PM (1912 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Kristi Lee
12/30/2003 12:31:10 PM (1889 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Robert Franco
12/30/2003 1:01:46 PM (1840 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Michael Persyn
1/10/2004 10:01:41 AM (1895 views)

As one who may be considered "inexperienced", and most definitely uninsured, I would first like to defend myself. I spent two+ years in the employ of a major title company, quickly earning distinction after a little over one year being named the top examiner, beating out examners with 5-20 years of experience. I have been independent for over 3 years now. As far as being uninsured, my clients do not require it. Nevertheless, I guarantee my work, if I make a mistake (apart from an error in public records), I will refund the fee charge for the search, and further updates on said property will be free. As an uninsured, (relatively) inexperienced abstractor, I have cleaned up plenty of botched searches from "respectable" abstractors and title companies. No one is immune to error.

Now, when I first went independent, my first client signed had fixed fees for everyone, and they have not decreased, but rather increased slightly. These searches are rather involved, and the fee is not great per search, but I get a very, very high volume in every county I cover. Subsequent clients I have set the price, if they balk at it, they are free to try someone else.

I agree with everyone else. Stick to your guns. Quality work should receive quality pay -- you get what you pay for. The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price has faded.

Mike
MLP Abstract
Castroville, TX

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Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - Robert Franco
1/10/2004 2:18:20 PM (1920 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - ss
1/11/2004 11:35:51 AM (1875 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - aren't you frustrated? - Diane Golias
12/31/2003 12:14:04 PM (1903 views)
Re: CLIENTS DICTATING FEES - aren't you frustrated? - Robert Franco
12/31/2003 1:01:25 PM (1922 views)


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Good generic current owner form? - Robin Kaplan
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Portable Document Scanner - Robert Franco
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[+] need pricing help - Rebecca Wells (1 reply)
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[+] Researcher from Va looking to break into abstracting - James Guill (1 reply)
12/2/2003 9:37:28 PM (1314 views)


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