Notary signing agent - dealing with signing agencies

[John Keating]

Hi all!

I recently became a notary public and am excited to begin a side hustle in real estate loan signings. I have signed up with a few signing agencies (snapdocs and NNA). When I received my first appointment and reviewed the documents I realized that although I could explain the documents to the borrowers, I was unsure which documents in the refinance package needed notarization/acknowledgement.

I know every signature does not need to be notarized but how do I determine which do? I’m assuming there’s not an easy answer to this...

Thanks in advance!

John