I’ll come to Starbucks to Notarize your documents – The Coffee is on me!

I’ll come to Starbucks to Notarize your documents – The Coffee is on me!

Sometimes it’s not always convenient to meet my clients at their home or office – they have busy schedules and who doesn’t enjoy a cup of coffee during the day for a quick pick me up?

My business service is is mobile so I’m happy to travel and meet you at a convenient place. I am also happy to come to your home or office but because of the sensitive nature of many of the documents I notarize, my client may not want to have their documents notarized in the presence of friends, family or co-workers, so finding a neutral location to meet is sometimes important

Happy Valentine’s Day from Bay Area Mobile Notary!

Happy Valentine’s Day from Bay Area Mobile Notary!

Valnetines Day is for lovers!

I hope that you get to spend time with that special someone in your life today!

Please remember that I am always just a phone call or email away should you have questions about notarizing any document. I am always glad to help any way that I can!

Here’s wishing that Cupid finds you on this special day.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Bay Area Mobile Notary, Notary Public Provides Mobile Notary Service Throughout Silcon Valley

Bay Area Mobile Notary Service

I provide on-site notary services throughout Silicon Valley and the South Bay Area.

There’s never a need to come to me – I’ll do the traveling and come to you when you need me.

My schedule is very flexible and can usually accommodate evening, weekend and holiday appointments.

For more information about my services please call or email me any time for more information.

Direct Cell – 444.444.4444

Please leave a message I typically return calls within 15 minutes!

Email – info@bayareamobilenotary.com

Do You Need a Document Notarized? I’ll Meet you at Peet’s Coffee!

Do You Need a Document Notarized? I’ll Meet you at Peet’s Coffee!

Often times, I’ll get a call from a client looking to get a few documents notarized who will ask where we can meet.

Because the basis of my business service is that I’m mobile and will travel, I suggest that I can meet them either at their home or office as long as they are within my ~20 mile travel radius. Because of the sensitive nature of many of the documents I notarize, the client may not want to have their documents notarized in the presence of friends, family or co-workers, so finding a neutral location to meet is sometimes important.

Getting a Passport for your Child? – You may need to see a Notary

Getting a Passport for your Child? – You may need to see a Notary

The neighborhood I live in has a Yahoo discussion group setup so that we can all keep in touch with each other on local happenings as well as share references for high quality trades people and local businesses. I’ve gotten to know quite a few of my neighbors because of this group and I’m always available to serve their mobile notary needs.

Today I received a call from one of my past clients asking if I could swing by to notarize a couple of documents for him so that his wife could get passports for their children. He and his wife recently got divorced and she is no longer living in the home. However, because of upcoming overseas travel plans in Spring 2012, they need to get a U.S. Passport for their two kids.

U.S. Department of State Passport Applications

Overseas kidnapping by divorced parents has risen dramatically over the last 10 years, so in an effort to control the situation where one parent is unaware of the other parent’s desire to take the child or children overseas, new passport regulations have been introduced. The Department of State & U.S. Passport offices now require that when applying for a minor child‘s passport, both parents must be present at the time of application, as well as the child or children.

Since this is often not possible, the Passport Agency has provided a work around via form DS-3053. When this form is signed by the absent parent and notarized, it provides proof of consent to the U.S. Department of State that both parents agree to the processing of the minor child’s passport application.

The DS-3053 is very straightforward and my client had most of it filled out upon my arrival. After witnessing him sign the document it only took a few minutes to complete the needed notarization.

Convenient Service At Your Home

I often tell my clients, you don’t need a notary public very often, but when you do they are often hard to find or to schedule. He was very glad that he could work from home on a Monday morning *and* get his documents notarized with little hassle or cost.

The passport form DS-3053 is just one of many standard documents that I see in my daily travels as a California Mobile Notary Public. If you have any questions about document notarization or need to schedule an appointment just call us at 444.444.4444 or email: info@bayareamobilenotary.com

Bay Area Mobile Notary Now Takes Credit Cards Thanks to Squareup.com

Bay Area Mobile Notary Now Takes Credit Cards Thanks to Squareup.com

Do you run a small business looking to accept credit cards from your customers? Is using Paypal too much of a hassle when your customers want to pay with plastic? Don’t do enough business to make up the monthly minimums charged by the Visa & Mastercard servicing companies?

Well now there’s a better way.  It’s called squareup.com. There’s no setup fee, no monthly minimums, no equipment fees and even the processing rate is often times less than even Paypal with out the hassle of using email to bill your customer’s credit card. All that’s required is an Apple iPhone or Android compatible smart phone. Just create an account at squareup.com and they’ll send you out a small credit card reader that attaches to the headphone jack on your cell phone – there’s no charge for setting up the account or the credit card reader.

FAQ: Can you notarize my pictures?

FAQ: Can you notarize my pictures?

From time to time I get requests to notarize one or more sets of pictures. Often times this relates to documents being sent overseas for immigration or adoption purposes. While in other countries notarizing pictures may be a common practice, in the State of California it is not allowed. As a California Notary Public I am only able to notarize signatures, not “things” (such as pictures).

However, there is an acceptable way of handling this problem that will not only solve the client’s needs, but will still stay within the guidelines set forth by the Secretary of State in California.

Loan Signing Agent

Loan Signing Agent

Anyone who owns a home knows that over the last 5 years interest rates have fallen to incredibly low levels  not seen since the 1950’s. If you have a mortgage on your home, there’s a good chance you’ve worked with your mortgage broker to re-fi (re-finance) your mortgage to take advantage of these incredibly low rates.

Need a Notary? Meet you at Starbucks!

Need a Notary? Meet you at Starbucks!

Often times, I’ll get a call from a client looking to get a few documents notarized who will ask where we can meet.

Because the basis of my business service is that I’m mobile and will travel, I suggest that I can meet them either at their home or office as long as they are within my ~20 mile travel radius. Because of the sensitive nature of many of the documents I notarize, the client may not want to have their documents notarized in the presence of friends, family or co-workers, so finding a neutral location to meet is sometimes important.

Bay Area Mobile Notary – My Partners

Bay Area Mobile Notary – My Partners
Many professional service businesses such as mortgage brokers, real estate agents, travel agents and financial services representatives require the use of a notary public when serving their clients, but don’t have the resources to keep a notary public on staff.

Because the notary performing the acknowledgement or jurat  may not benefit from the documents being notarized, the professional service provider is forbidden from acting as the notary public.

Over the years I’ve built a network of referral partners who often utilize my services when working with their clients. These are some of the best professionals in their field and I have personally used many of their services.

Bellow is a brief list of some of the most common requests I receive – if you have a specific request, feel free to call or email me any time.

• Mortgage Broker : Kevin Cavanaugh – The Cavanaugh Team 408-356-2506
• Financial Wealth Management: Bruce Barton – Parkworth Financial  408-436-9800
• Title Company: Kim Bowman – Old Republic Title  408-266-5414
• Attorney / Law: Jim Cashman – Berliner Cohen  408-286-5800
• Accountant / CPA: Dave Davis – Johanson & Yau  408-288-5111
• Adoption Services: Andrea Stawitcke – Bay Area Adoption Services  650-964-3800
• Private Real Estate Investments: Neil Lieb – Quarry Bay Capital LLC 408-777-8500