Become Mobile Notary from Home

Becoming a mobile notary is convenient for work at home moms who are trying to schedule around their day to day routines, but you won't get rich overnight doing it.  Unfortunately most states have limits on what you can charge for signatures, and for travel. You might as well be working a full time job to equal the time you'd be out & about traveling to do notarizations.
The real money comes if you can become a notary for a mortgage company and handle the notarization of loan paperwork. Most notaries in this line of work make $25/hour! $50 for 2 hours of work? Talk about more than worth your time!!

What exactly is a Notary Public?
A notary public is a public officer allowed by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business. A notary's main functions are to administer oaths and affirmations, take affidavits and statutory declarations.  They witness and authenticate the execution of certain classes of documents, take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, protest notes and bills of exchange, provide notice of foreign drafts. In a coastal areas they may also prepare marine or ship's protests in cases of damage, provide exemplifications and notarial copies, and perform certain other official acts depending on the area of scope.

How to become a notary?

Be at least 18 years old and an official resident of the state in which you want to be a notary.

Obtain the application for a notary commission from your state or from the nonprofit National Notary Association (NNA). Note that each state has different eligibility criteria for its notaries. Visit the NNA Web site at nationalnotary.org.

Be prepared to pay a filing fee and, in most states, to post a bond before assuming the office. Go to the NNA Web site for the individual state fees and bond requirements. Also check the site for your state's requirements on written examinations and the fingerprinting of notaries.

Attend a workshop for prospective notaries to gain in-depth information about the law, ethics and special situations. The workshops are usually held in community colleges and universities, and, in some states, in hotels.

Send in your application after taking any required tests. Carefully follow instructions.

Take your oath of office in front of a notary public after you have been notified by the state that you have been approved to receive a notary commission.

Make certain you pay for your bond, if required, within the time specified by your state. Licensed insurance brokers obtain the bonds and help you file your final paperwork.

Purchase your official notary seal after you have taken your oath. Many states also require the use of an official inked rubber stamp on documents

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