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The next step is to get your house appraised. This particular step is simple for you to do. The lender will contact you and someone out to your house for the appraisal. All you have to do is be home.
No inflated pricing. All you pay are the fees set by the Secretary of State, plus traveling services. That notary publics near me there are no nasty surprises waiting for you on an invoice, only the price you expect for the convenience you prefer.
Oh, and if you're going to berate me for "interrogating" your son or daughter for very valid reasons or tell me that "the school is doing nothing for my child" then I want a raise. I didn't get paid enough to take some of the demeaning things you said to me.
Most of these 'principles' get the "DUH!" Award. But they are good to follow. Keep them at your side and use them as your mantra. You may find them peaceful and reassuring.