After quoting $45 for a RON GNW, a client told me another notary charged $100 for the same service. Given this price disparity, how do you structure your fees to remain competitive while covering overhead and avoiding perceptions of price gouging? I’m interested in your strategies for balancing profitability with professional integrity.
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Good question. I approach RON pricing using the same framework as my GNW pricing so there’s a logical relationship between the two.
For mobile work, I charge Oregon’s $10 statutory notarial fee plus an $80 session/travel fee M-F, 8AM-5PM, or $100 evenings/weekends. For RON, I replace the travel component with the costs unique to remote notarization. My pricing is a $50 session fee M-F, 8AM-5PM, or $75 evenings/weekends, plus $25 per remote notarization. A typical one-stamp RON is $75 during business hours or $100 evenings/weekends.
I also don’t want to spend all day sitting in front of my computer doing RONs, so I’ve intentionally priced them below my mobile services, but high enough to reflect the value and overhead involved.
Much of my RON work comes from estate planning and GNW referrals from attorneys in states where RON is not yet authorized. Oregon RON provides a practical solution when clients or required signers are traveling, or in different locations and wish to execute the same documents during a single session. The convenience and time savings make the pricing an easy value proposition. For firms that use me regularly, I also offer volume pricing by reducing the per-notarization fee for larger, multi-document sessions.
I don’t think RON should be priced at only the notarial act, nor do I think it automatically deserves a premium simply because it’s remote. My goal is simply to have pricing that’s consistent, transparent, and easy to justify if a client asks how I arrived at it.
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Do you ever find parts of OR have such bad internet it can be difficult?
Notary Fee Schedule
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$25.00 – First notarial stamp
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$10.00 – Each additional notarial stamp
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$10.00 – Per witness (regardless of the document being notarized)
Loan Signing Agent (LSA) Services
For loan signing appointments, an additional $100.00 fee applies for providing Loan Signing Agent services, including guiding borrowers through the loan package and explaining the purpose of each document. This fee is in addition to the applicable notarization fees.
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@john5, thank you so much for sharing that detailed breakdown of your pricing strategy. After taking the time to research Oregon’s specific statutes regarding allowable RON fees and the flexibility provided for additional service charges, I was struck by how closely those regulations mirror the landscape here in Florida. It is incredibly insightful to see how you have structured your fees to ensure both transparency and sustainability. Having a clear, defensible framework not only helps in justifying costs to clients who might be shopping around, but it also elevates the professionalism of our work. Your point about balancing profitability with the convenience offered to clients is a great takeaway, and I truly appreciate you opening up this discussion.
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I won’t typically perform RON from a location other than my home so connectivity is rarely, if ever, an issue. As the client / signer(s) can be anywhere in the world (I’ve completed RON for folks throughout the US, in Europe, Asia, South and Central America) their connection is the primary concern. However, if someone had a cellular connection, they can pretty easily participate in the session.
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I’m glad you found it helpful!
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