I got a call a few hours ago to notarize a person's signature so he could join the police force. It was 10:30 p.m. when my cell phone went off and, quite honestly, I was in bed. But I'm 24/7, and I'm a notary, so I agreed to do it.
When I got there the man appreciated it very much. He said he called another notary, but the notary told him, "I only do mortgage work."
I'm a notary signing agent myself, and most of my business comes from doing mortgage loan closings. But I'm also a Colorado Notary Public. And that is just as important.
If you are a notary signing agent, you don't have to work 24/7. And you don't have to do mobile notary work for the general public. It's understandable that you wouldn't want to do something for a fraction of what you normally charge. But if you tell someone, "I only do mortgage work.", it leaves a less than favorable impression with them. It did with this person that I met this evening. He quipped that it would be like a doctor saying, "I only do surgery." There is no notary service that is beneath a notary public.
Notarizing for the general public as a mobile notary is a good service. And it's a good way to serve as an ambassador for the notary public profession. Hopefully more notary signing agents will join the ranks of mobile notaries.
Good luck.
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