It is almost always required that any documents pertaining to the sale, purchase, or transfer of any type of real estate be notarized in order to authenticate the identity of the signer or truthfulness of the documents’ contents.
Regardless of whether an attorney has prepared your estate planning documents, or they were self-prepared, they must be notarized. Singing in the presence of a licensed notary public deters any and all fraudulence and malpractice. If you currently do not have any estate planning documents, please inquire as to which documents we can provide you. Our notary publics will assist with document provision and preparation.
Borrowers often need loan documents for a new home purchase or existing mortgage refinance notarized in order to authenticate the identity of the signer.
A valid Power of Attorney and Advance Health Care Directive are an essential part of your life essential documents. Regardless of age, it is highly recommended to have these forms completed and notarized. For those that are in need of a blank Power of Attorney or Advance Health Care Directive, we are more than happy to provide you with the necessary printable templates upon request.
As a licensed, insured, and bonded California notary public, The Bay Area Notary will serve as both the signing notary and an objective witness when need be. All notary signatures will be accompanied by the state required seal as proof of notarization.
A certified copy is a copy of an original document; but the copy comes along with an endorsement or certificate which denotes that the copy is a true and legitimate copy of the primary document. Certified copies are often requested for Power of Attorney documents.
When Do You Need an Apostille:
If you need assistance preparing important documents, we are more than happy to help. Estate planning and real estate related documents are our specialty. We will assist you in preparing the documents, and also carry out the notarization process as well. Here is a brief list of some of the documents that we commonly assist our clients with: Power of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directive (AKA Medical Power of Attorney), Last Will and Testament, Affidavits, Minor (Child) Travel Consent, Promissory Notes and Loan Agreements, Grant Deeds, Quitclaim Deeds, and more
We are one of the only notaries nationwide that are able to notarize documents and forms of any language. The Bay Area Notary can assist with all notarial needs for both foreign and domestic documents that are going to be used in either the United States or another country outside of the U.S..
If you have family that lives outside of the United States and you need assistance preparing a letter for their VISA application, we can help. Each of our VISA application invitation letters are professionally prepared and notarized to ensure the all approval requirements are met.
The purpose of an acknowledgment is for a signer, whose identity has been verified, to declare to a Notary or notarial officer that he or she has willingly signed a document. Notary administered acknowledgements verify the identity of the signer, and validate that the document was signed willingly.
An affidavit is a sworn statement or affirmation that can be utilized to prove innocence, and or, provide clarity in the midst of a potential dispute. These affidavits must be notarized in order to take full effect. The Bay Area Notary provides such notarial services; including the provision of the formal affidavit templates and preparation consulting.
The purpose of a jurat — also known in some states as a “verification upon oath or affirmation” — is for a signer to swear to or affirm the truthfulness of the contents of a document to a Notary or notarial officer. Jurats are administered by Notary Publics as a means of verifying with the signer, that all of the document’s content are truthful. They are typically carried out along with a verbal oath or affirmation.
$15 per signature Pricing for Real Estate document signing services are predicated upon the number of signatures being notarized.
$15 per signature Pricing for the notarization of Trust Documents and Last Will and Testaments is predicated upon the number of signatures being notarized.
$15 per signature Similar to an Acknowledgement, the price of a Loan Signing notarization is dictated by the number of signatures that must be notarized.
$15 per signature Pricing for the notarization of Power of Attorney and Advance Health Care Directive documents is predicated upon the number of signatures being notarized.
$15 per signature Divorce Documents are treated as most other documents; with pricing being based upon the number of signatures being notarized.
$15 per copy certification Certified copies are not priced per page; instead, customers pay only for each Copy Certification that is requested. For instance, if a customer needs to certify that a copy of a 30 page Power of Attorney package is indeed a true and accurate copy of the original documents, then the customer will only be required to pay $15 for the one Copy Certification of the document package. In certain instances in which a customer requests that the Notary print the copy instead of providing their own copy, some additional charges may apply.
Prices Vary Because customer Apostille requests are often unique to each customer’s needs, please contact the Bay Area Notary at (209)534-0100 for accurate pricing estimates.
Prices Vary Because customer Document Preparation Service requests are often unique to each customer’s needs, please contact the Bay Area Notary at (209)534-0100 for accurate pricing estimates.
Prices Vary Because customer Foreign Document Notarization Service requests are often unique to each customer’s needs, please contact the Bay Area Notary at (209)534-0100 for accurate pricing estimates.
Because customer VISA Application Invitation Letter requests are often unique to each customer’s needs, please contact the Bay Area Notary at (209)534-0100 for accurate pricing estimates.
$15 per signature Pricing for Acknowledgements are dictated by the number of signatures that must be notarized. If a document package consists of only 1 signature, the Acknowledgement by the Notary Public would only cost $15. Contrarily, if a 1 page document consists of 2 signatures that must be notarized, the cost for the Acknowledgement would total to $30.
Item $15 per signature Cost is determined by the number of affidavits being notarized, and or, the number of signatures being notarized. For example, if a single person needs to have an affidavit notarized, and they are the only party signing the affidavit, then their notarization cost would be $15. However, if a couple would like to draft and notarize an affidavit, their notarization cost would be $30; reason being, there are two signatures that would need to be notarized.
$15 per oath or affirmation The cost for Verbal Oaths, Affirmations, and Jurats is based upon the number of Oaths and Affirmations that must be administered. For example if a couple requests an Oath, the cost would total to $30 because two individuals are requesting the administration of an Oath by the Notary Public.