The Notaries & Signing Agents Fix Kit
Built for notaries, mobile notaries and loan signing agents.
Two things separate the ones who do well in this work. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 10 leaks it covers
5 you can close it · 2 the other side owes it · 3 a pro decides
- Pricing the capped notarial fee and the uncapped work as one numberWhere to look first: Look up your state's notary fee cap in your Secretary of State's handbook or fee page. That cap covers the notarial act only.Keep it from coming back: Quote in two parts, in writing, before every appointment, and re-check your state's fee page when your commission renews.You can close it
- Drive time and miles unpaid because the fee is flatWhere to look first: Keep a mileage log for every signing: date, start, end, miles, minutes.Keep it from coming back: Check the distance against your radius before you say yes.You can close it
- Not knowing what a signing actually costs you before you accept itWhere to look first: For your last ten signings, write down: round-trip miles, time from leaving home to getting back, pages printed, shipping paid.Keep it from coming back: Check the miles and page count against your floor before you say yes.You can close it
- Not knowing how much of the title company's fee the signing service keepsWhere to look first: Nothing on your side shows the split, and it isn't owed to you. This kit is a reference point.Keep it from coming back: Keep at least one direct client so you always have a price to compare against.You can close it
- Printing and return shipping on loan packages not counted or billedWhere to look first: For your next five packages, write down the page count and your toner and paper cost per page (cartridge price ÷ its rated page yield; same for a ream of paper).Keep it from coming back: Ask the page count before you accept, every time.You can close it
- Package printed and drive made, then the signing doesn't happenWhere to look first: Before accepting, ask the service what it pays if the signing is canceled or doesn't close, and get it in writing on the assignment.Keep it from coming back: Only accept assignments that state a cancellation or trip fee in writing, and confirm the signer before you print.The other side owes it
- Fees paid weeks late, or never paidWhere to look first: List every open signing: date, service or client, amount, and the payment terms they stated.Keep it from coming back: Get the payment terms in writing before you accept, and invoice the same day.The other side owes it
- Paying for the same background check and coverage again and againWhere to look first: List every commission, bond, E&O policy and background check you pay for, with its date, price and who required it.Keep it from coming back: Ask before paying for any repeat screening, and shop coverage before it renews.A pro decides
- Paying for directories and memberships that send no workWhere to look first: List every listing, membership, directory and scheduling tool you pay for, with the price and renewal date.Keep it from coming back: Ask every new client where they found you, and review your listings 30 days before each renewal.A pro decides
- Nothing set aside for self-employment tax when fees come inWhere to look first: Open a separate savings account for taxes only.Keep it from coming back: Move the set-aside the same day each fee lands.A pro decides
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Pricing the capped notarial fee and the uncapped work as one number
You can close it- Look up your state's notary fee cap in your Secretary of State's handbook or fee page. That cap covers the notarial act only.
- List everything else you do on a job: travel, printing, waiting, handling a loan package, return shipping.
- Check whether your state allows a separate charge for those. It differs by state. Pennsylvania's Department of State allows a clerical or administrative fee (copying, postage, travel) if it is reasonable, told to the customer before the notarization, and itemized in your journal and on the receipt. Texas law (Gov't Code 406.024(b)) says a notary may charge a fee only for the listed acts, so a Texas notary should ask the Secretary of State in writing before charging travel.
- Where allowed, quote the two parts separately, before the appointment, and itemize them on the receipt and in your journal.
- Never charge more than the cap for the act itself.
Your part: Confirm your state's rules, set your service prices and send every quote yourself.
Price quote to send before every appointment: Hi [CLIENT NAME], here is the quote for [DATE] at [ADDRESS]: • Notarial fee: [NUMBER] signatures/acts at [STATE CAP PER ACT] = [AMOUNT] (set by [STATE] law) • Travel / service fee: [AMOUNT] for [MILES / TIME / PRINTING] Total: [AMOUNT]. Please reply YES to confirm. — [YOUR NAME], Notary Public, [PHONE] Texas notaries, question to the Secretary of State before charging travel: "I am a commissioned Texas notary, commission # [NUMBER]. Gov't Code 406.024(b) says a notary may charge a fee only for the listed acts. May I charge a separate, disclosed travel fee for coming to a signer's location, as long as the notarial fee itself stays at the statutory amount? — [YOUR NAME]"
Quote in two parts, in writing, before every appointment, and re-check your state's fee page when your commission renews.
What this kit can't decide for you: Whether a service fee is allowed is state law; we do not decide it. The Texas question goes to the Secretary of State. Overcharging is a disciplinary matter in several states, and this kit never suggests charging above the cap.
That's 1 of 10. The other 9 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When notaries and loan signing agents go looking for answers, they search things like “how much do notaries make”, “loan signing agent”, “mobile notary fees” and “notary business”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 10 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
How should a loan signing agent price a job?
Price the capped notarial fee and the uncapped work separately, and count drive time, printing and shipping. The kit walks you through it.
How much of the title company's fee does the signing service keep?
Most agents never know. The kit shows how to find out.
What if the signing doesn't happen?
Package printed and drive made, then no signing, is a leak the kit covers.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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