Average time it takes to ‘CLOSE FROM HOME = 10 minutes, or less.
Requirements to qualify:
Signers must be physically located in the state of NC at the time of the video conference call. They will need to provide the notary with the NC County they are located in.
How it works:
- The day before closing, Harry Marsh Law will overnight the closing documents that need to be signed to the signer. We will organize the documents so that the documents that need to be notarized are on top and easy for the signer to locate.
- The day of closing, the closing paralegal, or authorized notary, will email the signer a Google Meet link to click on to join a video conference at the agreed upon time. Realtors, or other parties can also opt-in to receive the Google Meet link to join the closing remotely.
- During the video conference via Google Meet, the closing paralegal, or authorized notary, will need to see the photo IDs of the signer(s). They will then watch the signers as they sign the closing documents that need notarized and answer any questions, if applicable.
- Harry Marsh Law will provide an overnight label with the closing package to make returning the original, wet-signed documents back to our office.
(Register of Deeds still requires wet-signed notarizations for recording).
- Our office will likely receive the original wet-signed closing documents the next morning. (Assuming no delays with UPS or FEDEX). The notary who joined the video conference and witnessed the signers sign the documents will then complete their portion of the notarization on the closing documents.
Important: do not choose the close from home option if you want to be on record the same day as signing. This won’t be possible because the Register of Deeds REQUIRES that we must have the original wet-signed documents in our physical possession in order to record.
- Closing will be completed as normal.
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