Dennis's Notary Public Blog

There is a hybrid coming out in 2010 by Chevrolet. I read this article on FoxNews today about it. Click here for the article. The car itself isn't that attractive to me, but the explanation of the engine makes this car appear to be the best alternative to regular gasoline cars. As a person who sp...

This was kind of a funny thing that happened yesterday. The company that hires me to do their home loan document signings has a new agent. I had done a doc signing for him two days ago. He learned a few things from that experience (like there is no right of recission on investment properties). He...

In my mobile notary business I drive from South Orange County, California to north of Los Angeles frequently. While the 5 Freeway is the most direct route, it is also typically the worst way to go. There is a lot of construction and a few bottlenecks to contend with. Basically it's a parking lot....

I did a home loan document signing today for a couple who made several critical comments about the notary who did the document signing for their previous mortgage. Here are some comments they made: 1. His head was not in it. He was looking around the room instead of paying attention to the paperw...

Tonight I was looking into some notary stuff online and found a great website that shows several websites that where notary publics advertise. Prices are shown (some are free) as well as how their websites are ranked on Google and some other search engines. When considering where to put your adve...

This wouldn't work for most of my home loan document signings. However, for the signings I do within a few miles of my home office, I've decided to leave a my notary business card with the home loan clients. One of my soapbox issues is having a secondary source of income in case the bottom ever f...

I've been watching this today on Fox News. I realize it's a big issue, but it doesn't seem to really matter that much when the dust settles. Everybody says Hillary can't catch up to Obama. It seems like they should just say they screwed up and focus on building a better system for the next time a...

I have a home office that I'm thinking about renting out. The space is about 100 sq. ft. I could rent it out for $750/month. Is there an easy answer to which one would be more beneficial; the tax break or the income? I don't really "need" the income, but it would be nice to have another person ar...

I am a notary public based in South Orange County. My business is done a little different than others. I am independent which means I don't work for a notary service and I don't subcontract like notary services do. I work with a few high-producing home loan agents based in Orange County, Californ...

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