kimanjome Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Closing on a Florida US house while here in Mexico. They are overnighting docs to me. At a fee from the US Consulate at $50 per document--and I am looking at 8 or 9 documents, total $400 of $450!! I'm wondering if I could use a Mexican notario--if I can. Or, just book a cheap flight to TX, have the siggies notarized there, do some shopping and fly back to GDL the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrall Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Do you have anyone in the US you can assign power of attorney for the closing? It may take less paperwork. I did that last year on a sale of a rental property but had it set up while in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Power of attorney signatures adds problems at closing. Ask the closing agent about it. Also, ask about this form of notary as they can save you a bundle: https://www.notarycam.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Yes--- a matter of fact, my husband is there now and has my recently-notarized Durable PoA (which includes all real estate transactions) in his possession. Good thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrall Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 I'm not sure what you mean about adding problems to closing. A POA is signed for a specific transaction. The title company releases all the final documents to the seller using a secure message center. Seller reviews the documents and can point out errors to the title company. That is pretty common. Once all the documents are in order the seller's part is done. The person assigned POA just signs the same documents reviewed by the seller. The only inconvenience is to the person assigned the POA who has to go to the title company and sign the documents on behalf of the seller. It also works well in Mexico. My wife was assigned POA for friends in the US buying a home in Ajijic. The buyers got the papers from the realtor in Mexico, approved them and my wife went to the notario's office and signed on their behalf. Not a big deal at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Ask a professional, not a forum poster, is all I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, AngusMactavish said: Ask a professional, not a forum poster, is all I said. Amen. Free advice is "worth what you pay for it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 OP here--the Title Company called their underwriting department and said yes, my Durable PoA that my husband has in his possession back in the US will definitely work. BTW love the NotaryCam, will come in handy in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercasa Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Use US Consulate Notary for at least the grant deed or any deed of trust. You have 3 parties to pass muster with, the title company, lender and county recorder . While a Mexican notary can work, some county recorders flatly refuse to accept Mexican notaries for documents to be recorded. Best bet if you need to have docs signed here then grant deed or any deed of trust with US Consulate and the rest with Mexican Notary to save money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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