Here is yet another way we can continue to do real estate.
This morning Governor Larry Hogan issued an Executive Order,..." waving the requirement of in-person notarization of documents, thereby authorizing remote notarization of documents during the COVID-19 emergency." Effective, today, March 30th, Governor Hogan ordered the in-person requirement for notarizing documents in Maryland, temporarily waived, for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency, subject to guidance provided by Secretary of State John C. Wobensmith.
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notary: If You Need A Power Of Attorney POA
- 12/05/17 04:55 PM
When listing a home, you need to find out all the people on title. And you need to find out if they will all be signing. And you need to make sure they will all be present for the closing. If they are not available for signing or not attending closing, arrangements need to be made for a POA. You need the original power of attorney for the title company at settlement. I like to see the original and have a copy for my own file. I send it to the title attorney when we go under contract.
A few weeks ago we went to lunch at Tio Pepes in Baltimore to celebrate our anniversary. When leaving, I noticed AMS -Wm. Baumgarten across the street at 7 East Franklin St. What could I use in rubber stamp form? I would like to have a stamp with my logo, email, phone number and address for use when sending out my book Real Estate the Rome Way. No problem...if you can think it, they can ink it. Now that would be a good slogan for … (7 comments)
notary: A Copy Machine in My Bag! Say What?
- 11/16/10 02:23 PM
You might think carrying a copy machine in my bag would be quite cumbersome . But tonight I discovered that I had what was necessary to do just that. One of my clients is hospitalized and we have a settlement quickly approaching. Late this afternoon, I went to the title company, picked up the paperwork because the POA was not fully executed. Live signatures were needed and being a notary sure came in handy. Now I need a copy of the driver's license. Sure, could have gone to the nurse's station (after all I am a former RN and this … (70 comments)
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