Needed a notarized letter to authorize someone to pick up my mail while I was traveling. I’m based in Colorado, but was in New York for work, and couldn’t go back just for one document. I searched “notarize documents online legally” and https://onenotary.us/ popped up. Wasn’t sure if it would work across states, but everything checked out. I got the document notarized from my hotel room, and the post office accepted it no problem.

I’ve used mobile notary services a couple of times when I couldn’t leave the house, and it’s surprisingly easy now. There are both remote online options and traveling notaries who come right to your door. The remote ones connect over video, verify your ID, and walk you through signing, takes maybe 15 minutes. If you need physical documents handled, a mobile notary can show up at your home or office, even after hours, so you don’t lose work time.