How To Become An Ohio Commissioned Notary Public & Loan Signing Agent

Ohio Notary Public Loan Signing Agent Training

The Ohio Secretary of State’s office commissions and maintains records of all notaries public in Ohio.  With the initial application, you must complete an Ohio background check.  Once the check is complete you can submit it with the application and required contact info back to the SOS website.  After this applicants must complete 3 hours of required testing and training at designated locations, The fee is $130 and the list of locations can be found here.  Some of the testing/training centers can be done online. Information on Ohio notary rules, regulations, and resources can be found here.

• A notary public may charge a fee of $5.00 per act for any notarial act that is not an online notarization and $25.00 for an online notarial act.  The fee is per the notarial act, not per signature.
• However you may charge additional fees for offering mobile services and conducting real estate closings such as refinances, purchases, etc.
• Ohio-approved loose jurats and acknowledgment forms can be downloaded here.
• Many different documents are required (wills/poa’s, trusts to name a few) to be notarized by law each time they are created, allowing you to thrive in all economies.
• Lenders, law offices, employers, hospitals, schools, and government agencies all need documents notarized on a regular, even daily basis.
• You can work when and where you want, with multiple income opportunities like: Notary Loan Signing Agent, Credit Repair Specialist, Apostille Agent & Mobile Fingerprinting Tech.
• With a growing population of  12 million+ residents, there are plenty of people in Ohio that could benefit from your Notary services in a general radius of 20 miles from you!
• Your Ohio Notary commission will be valid for 5 years.
• You may purchase the notary seal from the office supplies store, but more affordably on Amazon

 

Now I Have My Commission What Next?

While many will suggest various loan signing systems, be wary as the credentials are somewhat worthless as the most recognized credential is that provided by the NNA. Herein lies another issue… The NNA will try to upsell you on additional materials you can get elsewhere. They will also try to get you to “bundle” E & O insurance and perhaps surety bonding that can also be gotten more affordably here. What none of them really teach are sound marketing strategies that will get you busy making money! If you are a notary and want to expand your business as a mobile notary, check out our course Notary Prosperity Academy We will teach you how to maximize your notary commission, the best and most current methods to have a thriving business. Being a mobile notary or signing agent is really just the tip of he iceberg, but you need a mentor who has mastered it all that has mastered the process. We can break it down into a easy to follow game plan of actionable steps. We also teach additional low cost, high mark-up, easy to start side-hustles like we lay out in our best selling book  ” A Golden Pen “.