Two Minute Blogs

It was one of those 'how soon can you get to the office this morning' type of signings. I am proud to say, I arrived before the signer. He entered the conference room tall, friendly, carrying a cup of coffee and making his presence known. According to his ID, he was...

I am a commissioned notary for the state of California. I am also a Notary Signing Agent (NSA), which means I specialize in signing and notarizing loan documents. Being specialized always comes with extra demands. For an NSA, this means, in addition to our 4 yr State...

The Note is one of those "critical documents" I talk about in my "Meet Your Loan Docs" video series. It is the binding contract between you and the lender. It's your promise to pay the lender back, so... it's kind of a big deal! But sometimes after a long day I get...

Time for that annual physical and the lab work that goes with it. We all know the routine, 12 hour fast, you pee in a cup, they suck your blood and send you home with a poop kit. 🙂 Life is good! It was 7am, no coffee and no make-up. I signed in at the front desk, sat...

Haven't seen any blogs lately? It's because I have been spending most of my time working on a new six one minute video series called "Meet Your Loan Docs". Between writing, memorizing, shooting, making slides, editing footage and documents, etc., it is all consuming!...

A Monday in the life of a Notary Signing Agent, you're welcome to join me! 8AM: Good morning! I am at the North County Escrow Office packaging up loan documents from an emergency Friday night signing in North Orange County. It would appear a Notary Signing Service had...

It was a colleague calling, wanting to know if I could pinch hit for him. This was an out of state deal, there was a hold up on the loan documents, they wouldn't be ready until the next day and he was leaving town. "No worries, I'll handle it for you tomorrow." I...

"Can you come into the office at 4 o'clock for a signing?" I heard on the other end of the line. "Sure."  I instinctively answered. "Wait, what time is it now?" I thought out loud, as I glanced at the clock, 3:05pm. "Ok, I better get goin' then" I blurted out. "See...

Here are two of life's moments I've had the honor of sharing this week, they are so completely different, yet they hold a common thread, life is about home and family. Four Generations Many years ago a mother helped her son and daughter-in-law buy their first home...