Colorado Springs Mobile Notary - Leon Austin

A notary should know how to fill out a Last Will & Testament, shouldn't they? Probably. But that doesn't mean that they should advise someone how to fill one out.   I just returned from notarizing a Last Will & Testament for someone.  And as with most Last Will & Testaments that I have notarized,...

Notaries have to always be on guard when performing a notarization.  But there are some precautions that must be taken when agreeing to perform a notarization for someone at an Assisted Living Community. I got a call this morning from a woman who wanted me to notarize a Power of Attorney for her ...

Before we can answer that question, we should first ask the question: Are eSign closings (eClosings) more or less work for the Notary Signing Agent? The answer is clearly -- more.   Not only is there more work involved, it costs the notary signing agent more to do them.  These closings are suppos...

Notary Signing Agents are held to very high standards.  We have to be.  There are so many things that we are responsible for. A mistake on our part can be devastating.  And it is inexcusable. It can mean the difference between a loan being funded on time or not. For example, one of our responsibi...

I received an email this morning (via ActiveRain) from someone needing some Colorado documents notarized.  I'm a Colorado notary. The only problem is that the person who sent the email is in Taiwan.  He wanted to forward the documents to me, have me notarize them, then send them back.     This ca...

Granted, it takes 33 minutes to drive this 14 miles.  That's typical for areas up in the mountains.  But it is still not too long of a drive for a Notary Signing Agent. I got a call this morning from a title company asking me to do a closing this evening in Manitou Springs, Colorado:    I know Ma...

Q: If a soldier is stationed in another country, can his wife conduct real estate transactions, and sign his name to the documents in his absence? A: Yes. If he has granted her Power of Attorney. Power of Attorney is, as the name suggests, a powerful instrument. It can be used, or abused.  If use...

At the conclusion of a closing I had last Friday the borrower said: "Interesting process." It is indeed interesting. Borrowers are often curious to know how all of this works -- how I get access to their loan documents, since I'm in Colorado Springs, and the title company and lender are someplace...

I received an email this morning that can be interpreted as an increase in closing assignments for Notary Signing Agents who do Reverse Mortgage closings: It states that Reverse Mortgage originations rose 4.2% in 2008, and that there are market signs for continued growth in 2009. Notary Signing A...

'You mean, I have a choice?' Well, it's not exactly like 'having it your way' at a fast food restaurant.  But if you ask a notary to 'notarize a document', you should be prepared to give the notary instructions on how you want it notarized.  Because the notary is not permitted to make the choices...