A deed is the document that moves title to real property: a general warranty deed when a house in the Lower Valley is sold, a special warranty deed from a builder in Horizon City, a quitclaim deed when one ex-spouse gives up an interest after a divorce, a gift deed when parents put a Westside home in a child's name, or a deed of trust securing a private loan. El Paso property changes hands at kitchen tables and in title company conference rooms, and often one signer is elderly, in a hospital room at UMC or visiting from Ciudad Juárez for the day. QWIK Mobile Notary brings the acknowledgment to the grantor anywhere in El Paso County.
Texas Property Code section 12.001 allows the El Paso County Clerk to record a deed only if it was acknowledged or sworn to before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments, such as a notary. The grantor, the person conveying the property, is the one who must appear; the grantee's signature is usually not notarized unless the form calls for it. The grantor may have signed earlier and simply acknowledges the signature before the notary, or signs in front of us; either way we verify identity with unexpired photo ID, confirm the signer understands the document and is signing willingly, and complete the Texas acknowledgment certificate with our seal.
Text or call (915) 302-0902 with the type of deed, how many grantors will sign and the address; we confirm the statutory fee, $10 for the first signature and $1 for each additional signature on the same deed, plus the $39 El Paso travel fee, and come to your home, office or title company. Bring unexpired photo ID for every grantor and the complete deed with the legal description filled in; we cannot notarize blanks. A single deed takes about 15 minutes. Our notary does not prepare deeds, pick the deed type or advise on the transfer; an El Paso real estate attorney or title company does that. Afterward you record the original with the County Clerk downtown.
Documents we notarize
- General Warranty Deed
- Special Warranty Deed
- Quitclaim Deed
- Deed Without Warranty
- Deed of Trust (or Mortgage) securing a loan
- Gift Deed
- Transfer on Death Deed
- Lady Bird Deed (enhanced life estate deed)
- Grant Deed (California-form packages for property outside Texas)
- Corporate Quitclaim Deed signed by a company officer
- Substitution of Trustee
- Homestead Declaration and Declaration of Abandonment of Declared Homestead (California-form packages)
- Release of Lien or Deed of Reconveyance
- Affidavit of Heirship for real property
Deeds and property documents we notarize in El Paso
Texas forms: general and special warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds and deeds without warranty, deeds of trust securing a mortgage or a seller-financed note, gift deeds between family members, transfer on death deeds and Lady Bird deeds that pass a home outside probate, corporate quitclaim deeds signed by an officer in a representative capacity, substitutions of trustee, releases of lien, homestead declarations and affidavits of heirship for real property, which are sworn and usually include statements from two disinterested witnesses. A transfer on death deed only works if it is recorded with the El Paso County Clerk before the owner dies.
Out-of-state packages too. El Paso residents receive deeds for property elsewhere — a California grant deed, a declaration of abandonment of declared homestead, a deed of reconveyance releasing a paid-off California loan, an Arizona or New Mexico quitclaim deed. A Texas notary may take the acknowledgment as long as the signer is physically in Texas; we complete a Texas certificate showing the venue as El Paso County, Texas, rather than filling in another state's pre-printed wording, and recorders generally accept an acknowledgment taken under the law of the place where it was made. Read the sender's instructions before we arrive.
Common mistakes that keep a deed from being recorded
Blanks in the legal description or the grantee's mailing address, a grantor whose signature does not match the name on the ID, a missing page, or a certificate that does not match the act performed. A grantor who is not present cannot be notarized on the strength of a phone call, and nobody may sign for an absent owner without a valid power of attorney already in place — if a power of attorney will be used, bring the original. Sign the deed the way your name is printed on it, and bring the same name on your ID.
When a company is the grantor, the officer brings a resolution or other proof of authority and signs in a representative capacity. The El Paso County Clerk charges a per-page recording fee and may reject a deed whose notary certificate is incomplete, so we check the certificate wording, the venue and the date before we seal it. Recording itself is your step or your title company's: take the original downtown or ask whether e-recording is available through your title company.
What to bring
- Unexpired photo ID for every grantor, and for the witnesses if an affidavit of heirship requires them
- The complete deed from your attorney or title company, every blank filled and the legal description attached
- The original power of attorney if an agent is signing for the owner
- Proof of authority (resolution or certificate of incumbency) when a company is the grantor
- The sender's instructions and return envelope for out-of-state deed packages
- Payment for the statutory fees and the $39 travel fee, confirmed when you book
How a mobile appointment works
Text or call to book
Text or call (915) 302-0902 with the type of deed, the number of grantors and where you are — home, office, title company or hospital. We confirm the statutory fee plus the $39 El Paso travel fee and set a time, evenings and weekends included.
We come to you
Our notary checks each grantor's unexpired photo ID, confirms the deed is complete and the signer understands and is acting freely, takes the acknowledgment, and completes the Texas certificate with the El Paso County venue and seal.
Signed, sealed, done
Record the original with the El Paso County Clerk downtown, or hand it to your title company for e-recording; a per-page recording fee applies. A transfer on death deed has no effect unless recorded before the owner's death. Keep a copy of the recorded deed.