has anybody out here have a career as a notary?

Randal Deyarmond: its not a career by any meansIts a employment courtesy- such as being a bank manager and being able to notarize items for customers ( its also done FREE for the customers) so there is no $$ in doing it

Herma Ellebrecht: In Texas notary fees are set by the state. Being a notary is just a sideline for about 99.9% of them. But - if you become a signing agent after you become a notary that is a different story. A signing agent works for title and mortgage companies, and they get all the documents signed and notarized when real estate is sold and changes hands (called the closing).I dont know how much they make but it is worth looking into....Show more

Manual Burtis: A notary usually does notarizing on the side. Notaries only charge about 3 dollars to naotarize something and there generally isn't a long line of people waiting to get things notarized. I know a notary who may only notarize one thing a month. I would look for another career path.

Ginny Trickett: Let me give you a little insight into the notary world. I am a notary and I work at a bank. I am only a notary because we need one here at the bank for our customers. I am paid to be the manager, not to be the notary. We don't charge our customers to notarize their documents. I can't imagine someone going into business to ONLY be a notary and being able to earn very much income. I would suggest that you look into opening a business that offers a variety of services including notary services. I know a woman who offers insurance services, vehicle title services, and notary services and she does pretty well....Show more