Joan Bergstrom Notary/Loan Signer Blog

I have 2 Brother MFC8860DN printers and I ordered 2 additional trays so I could pull legal and letter size when I print loan documents.The cost of legal paper has sky rocket in the last couple of months and I am wondering if other loan signers are considering buying a dual tray printer or a 2nd t...

I am not a tax accountant, but I know a few things about deductions and self employment taxes. Keep good accounting of all your business tax deductions on a month by month basis and it could make it easier for you over the year end.Many tax preparers don't know that a Notary Public is exempt from...

I was in Sam's Club to day and  and found the price of legal size paper had gone up over $2.65 in the last week and is now $42.65 + tax.I am in Riverside CA so your price could be different. When I returned to my office I immediately took advantage of www.quill.com special offer on legal size pap...

I wonder if we are beginning a new phase of notary work?  It almost feels like 2003 when I was asked if I could do email documents and print both copies?  I said yes and then I found out how to do them. Six years later I have done approx 2000+ edoc signings.Recently I had a company asked me to fi...

We might have turned the tide on refinancing with the last FED cut. Applications for refinancing are up over 80% from last month.I know I am a lot busier and I am in one of the top 3 counties for foreclosures in the United States; Riverside (San Bernardino is always included with Riverside in the...

I just caught a quick sound bite on television which stated that new applications for refinancing increased 80% from last month.  Maybe some good news for the future.http://www.joanbergstromnotarypublic.com  

I have  the bluetooth through my Motorola zip phone and its okay, but not great.  I don't think the earphone has enough time before it needs to be re-charged.Anyone else have a bluetooth ear piece to suggest?http://www.joanbergstromnotarypublic.com 

I have a couple of thoughts that might be possible ways to save some material costs.I have a Brother MFC8860dn (this means the machine can duplex and network) and I usually duplex the borrower's copies. I print out an extra signature page of the Deed of Trust and 1 Right to Cancel in case the bor...

http://www.eliteplus.biz/ is  avery good website for "free tax information for notary/loan-signers."  What expenses  can be claimed as a Notary Public?With our Notary Public business there are many tax advantages and expenses that Notaries can claim. Since Notaries are considered public officials...

The loan signer newsletter will be available to all http://www.notaryclass.com/ students who took our loan signing class or purchased the How To Become A Wildly Successful Loan Signing Agent book.I want to keep our students current with new law changes, new marketing suggestions, equipment update...