Signing The Loan Documents

Signing loan documents can be intimidating even for the most seasoned real estate professional. But things are even worse today because most Title Companies offer their clients the convenience of having a mobile notary bring the loan documents to their homes to get signed. That means the Escrow Officer is nowhere to be seen and most notaries dont know enough to properly answer peoples’ questions. Without any way of getting clear answers, the signing process has become even more frightening than before.

As usual, a little knowledge goes a long way to reduce the fear factor. Certain forms are more important that others and an educated borrower can quickly establish if the documents meet their expectations or not. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for Mortgage Brokers to change little (and sometimes not so little) things right at the end of the process and many people end up with surprises when it’s clearly too late to make changes.

So let’s look at the specifics. There are two forms in California loan packages that are more important than all the others; the Estimated Closing Statement and the Note itself. If everything’s right on those...