Online Real Estate Notary

What is a real estate document?

Real estate documents are the papers that transfer, finance, or make sworn statements about property. This category is broad and includes deeds that transfer ownership, mortgage and refinance documents from a lender, affidavits of title, and various disclosures and consents that come up during a sale or refinance.

Many of these documents require a notarized signature because they will be recorded in county land records or relied on by a lender or title company. If you specifically need a property deed notarized, see our dedicated Deeds page.

Can it be notarized online?

Many real estate documents can. New Jersey allows remote online notarization for a wide range of these papers, including affidavits of title and many refinance disclosures. You sign on camera while a commissioned notary verifies your identity and completes the certificate.

Real estate is one area where the receiving party's rules matter most. Lenders, title companies, and county recording offices each set their own requirements, and some transactions call for a signing agent they have approved. Confirm with your lender, title company, or attorney that they accept a remotely notarized document before you book.

What you'll need

• The unsigned document or package as a PDF. Do not sign in advance.
• A valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID.
• A device with a working camera and microphone.
• A stable internet connection and a quiet, well-lit space.
• Any witnesses your lender, title company, or form requires, ready to appear.

How BKS Notary helps

You meet a commissioned New Jersey notary in a live video session. The notary confirms your identity, watches you sign each document that needs notarizing, administers any required oath, and completes the notarial certificates on the record.

You receive tamper-evident, sealed PDFs that a title company or recording office can verify as authentic and unaltered. The audio-video recording and notarial record are retained in line with New Jersey's requirements. Each notarial act is billed separately, and your full total is shown before you pay.

What the notary does not do

The notary verifies identity, witnesses signatures, and completes the certificates. The notary does not give legal advice, does not draft or review your deed or loan documents, and does not act as your attorney, lender, or title agent.

The notary cannot guarantee that a county office will record your document or that a lender will accept it. Those decisions belong to the receiving party, so confirm their process before your session.

Common issues

• Already signed. The notary must watch you sign. Upload clean, unsigned documents.
• Recording rules. Some county offices have specific formatting or notarization requirements. Check before you book.
• Name mismatch. The name on your ID should match the name on the document exactly. Contact us first if it does not.
• Missing pages or witnesses. Loan and title packages are often long. Make sure the full document and any required witnesses are ready.

Frequently asked questions