Frequently Asked Questions

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• The first thing we need is for you to fill out and submit an application. That can be accomplished by either filling out the application on our website, or by requesting a questionnaire that we can email you. They are both the same application, so use whichever is most comfortable for you. We also need you to accept our contract for services. This is in our application form, in the response to submission to our application, and in the email packet that we can send to you. 
• Once we have your application and contract, it takes about 3-4 business days to draw up the required paperwork. Once it is ready, someone from California Deed Services will contact you to set up the signing. This could be Meloney, a licensed mobile notary, or Tim, a licensed Legal Document Assistant, and business owner.
• Depending on the distance of your location, we can either set up a time and place to sign the documents, or we can send the paperwork to you, at which time, you would find a notary public in your area, have it signed and notarized, and then mail it back to us. 
• Once we have the completed paperwork in hand, we will submit it to the appropriate county recorder with the required method of payment. 

The list of items that we require is usually very easy to put together. They are listed below.

1. We need an application filled out. If you need more than a basic Grant Deed, please use the application to fill out the basic information for your property, and then let us know in the "additional information" section what kind of property transfer you are seeking. Examples would be Note and Deed of Trust, or Affidavit of Death. We will then send you a specialized questionnaire. 
2. We will need your Identification Card at the time of signing. If we need additional paperwork, we will let you know. But usually we don't need anything extra.
3. We can accept different types of payments, including cash and checks, and Zelle. We can also accept credit card payments via Paypal in an invoice that we can email to you after  the documents have been signed, before we record.
4. We don't need your social security information, or birth certificate. We may need a death certificate in the case of an Affidavit of Death.

Our fee covers:

• In-office notarization
• Our processing time
• and the recording fee
• It does not cover any required taxes, priority mail at the request of the client or mobile notary services

You only have to make one payment as long as you are near enough to our area to meet at our office space. Otherwise, you will need to pay for a notary public near you. If you are in Sacramento County, or in a close-enough neighboring county, we can send an experienced notary public to meet you at your home  or office for an additional fee.

 If you are in an area that requires us to send you the documents, then you will need to:

• Make sure that the documents look correct. Any necessary changes can be corrected fairly easily, so don't get worried if you see that a comma is missing. You can usually just line out the incorrect wording and hand write it neatly in a nearby space that makes your intention clear to the recorder.
• Look on Google for a Notary Public near you. 
• Email or text me pictures of the signature sections so that we can make sure everything looks correct before you mail them back. The notary stamp should always show the exact same name as what they write down. Anne Jay Swartz should not write her name down as Anne Swartz if her stamp shows her full name. 
• Once the documents are signed and notarized, you can use the prepaid manila envelope that comes  with the mailed packet, or you can put in in your own envelope, if the documents were emailed to you. We usually don't like to email them due to unexpected technical issues. We prefer to mail them the old fashioned way. 

 
We can only supply a mobile notary if you are close enough to Sacramento County. Otherwise, you will need to find one.  Just use Google. 

 Absolutely. Our Mobile Notary Public, Meloney, is extremely experienced and reliable. She has performed over Seven Thousand notaries so far, and can apply her deep well of expertise to suit your needs. Her personal motto is "If you're not a half-hour early, you're late.", lol. You can find her on our dedicated page for her services, and by clicking here.