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In a real estate transaction, there are A LOT of moving pieces! You have the borrower(s), real estate agent/realtor, a financial lender (bank/credit union) for most of America, the title company, and Notary Signing Agent. We are going to dive right in and explain the rights and responsibilities of each of these individuals.

Yes, there is. Simply put, they have no skin in the game. They don’t care one way or another if Client 1 and Client 2 are friends, enemies, or otherwise. They are simply at the venue to ensure that all parties involved are who they claim to be, everyone understands the general idea of what they are agreeing to (in writing), and no one feels pressured or intimidated to sign/initial the documents before them.

The short answer is no, you are not legally required to have most business documents notarized. No matter what most online forums, message boards or search engines may tell you.

Let’s face it…everyone needs something notarized at some point during their lives. Anything from field trip permission forms, college documents, purchase of a vehicle, business transactions, etc. (You get the point by now).