TKS Mobile Notary

I would say the Senior Expo was a great success today 💜 I handed out probably 250-300 bags, and not even all people in attendance took one.

It was a great opportunity to not only talk with people attending, but other vendors as well.

Thank goodness for my Aunt Sandy who stopped in to check out the expo (or check in on me, I’m not sure which 😅) As I was drowning trying to fill bags with handouts on notarial and apostille information (I’ll upload the packet to my website at TKSMobileNotary.com), as well as other helpful resources and the little freebies that everyone loves, she stepped right up and filled bags, chatted with people, and had a great time all around 💜

Five hours of last minute prepping, but I’m about as ready as I can get. A huge shout out and thank you to Spencer, Lina, Dan & Bobbie for pitching in and helping out 💜 I could not have done it without you guys (or at least would not have gone to bed last night!) Senior Expo, here we come!

Please raise your right hand; “You do solely swear”… If a notary is not swearing you in, they are doing it WRONG.

These past few months I have been working mainly directly with title companies, which has put more loan officers and real estate agents in my closings. (Previously the majority of my closings were refinances where loan officers did not attend, and real estate agents were not a part of the process).

I have had a few dozen different individuals look at me side eye, start to laugh, look me directly in the eye, make various comments, and even stop the signing looking bewildered.

“I have never seen this before and I have been a loan officer for 40 years”
“I have bought and sold multiple houses and never done this”
“What is this”
“This is new, it must be something you do.” My reply was no, it has been around as long as I have been a notary, 30 years.
“Are you making this up because I have never seen this before”
“Am I getting married again”
“Am I back in the service”

And, I actually had a loan officer tell a signer that this was something “this title company does and this is not normal”.

In each instance, I simply smiled and told whoever is questioning me that I will show them the specific wording as to why I am swearing them in.

Let me state it plainly, for every notary, if the notary block is a Jurat, the signer needs to be sworn in. It is not optional; it is the law.

When you meet with a notary, it is okay to ask to see the notarial black.

I have attended one of these workshops and the information was extremely valuable. If you have the time, reserve a seat and gain some knowledge!

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