Dennis's Notary Public Blog

If you're out of sight, you're out of mind for most people in our busy world. They'll call you when they need you... if they remember. I hate when I was in the loan business and a friend I hadn't seen in a while would tell me about the new house they bought. I would love to have been their loan a...

A new product that my agents are using is saving clients from foreclosure, getting part of their debt forgiven and reducing their interest rate. I really shouldn't call it a product because it's more of a process. They are not refinancing their home. Rather, the agent takes an application with a ...

I'll be the first one to say that rising fuel costs are putting a major stress on our economy. However, I believe that a thoughtful traveling notary or even a real estate professional can use this to their advantage. On the news I've seen different industries raising their prices and waving the h...

With Father's Day coming up I wanted to share a little something off-topic for those who had deadbeat dads in the family. I know that sounds a little depressing, but here are two things that have really helped me and my mom deal with this in our own fun way: 1. A couple of years ago I got to thin...

Before I started notarizing loan documents, there was a lesson that came with a big price tag for the company that uses me most. They were doing a loan for a couple going through an "amicable" divorce. The wife could not be at the document signing. The agent had borrowed a notary journal from a n...

I have a couple of home loan agents that send most of my business to me. However, there are about seven agents who use me on some level (most sporadically). There are several ways I make myself valuable to them to keep them coming back. I listed four of them below. 1. I always thank them for thei...

There was an episode of The Twighlight Zone (probably a few episodes) that dealt with a computer who had become jealously in love with it's creator and messed up his life. Okay, my GPS hasn't gone to that level, but I did get the feeling it was trying to tell me something today. I live in Souther...

I joined Active Rain a few days ago and am super excited about it. I've looked through the site and there seems to be so much here to digest. My question is about the best use of Active Rain. I've seen so many groups to join, but haven't found the one that's right for me. Anybody have advice for ...

Today I spent the day by going over to the local high school where one of my Bible study students was speaking at his Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club. That was follwed by a brief trip to the office to pick up some loan documents I will notarize over the weekend. Between then and now I spent...

A couple of things that have been very beneficial to me as a home loan signing notary public are: 1. Specialized notary journal from Notary Rotary (http://www.notaryrotary.com). What sets their book apart is that it has a check box for each item in a loan package that you will notarize. There is ...