kimanjome Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I'm sure I'm not the first to experience this--I need to sign the Closing docs and Deed on our Mexican home, but I am not there. I'm stuck in the US with health issues, my own and other family members. Is it true I MUST physically return to Mexico to sign the papers? I was told I can have a Mexican Power of Attorney (giving PoA to my spouse, who is still in Mexico) done by a notario, but there aren't any notarios in the US. My husband does not want to FedEx the papers to me, in case they get lost or I make a mistake in signing. I was thinking I could do an "e-sign", but not sure if that holds for Mexico. I do know when I sold my US home I e-signed everything from Mexico. Thanks for any info or suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy2013 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Give someone you trust the power of attorney to sign papers. He or she does not get the proceed it will go directly to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambconsultants Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 2 ways. Sometimes the mexican consulate will notarize a poa that would be valid. Or poa done with u.s. notary and with an apostille from the state you live in. Check with the mexican notary that is handling the deed to advise and to make sure he will accept it when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted September 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Thank you. I am only 1 hour away from a Mexican Consulate in Orlando, and I think the Mexican notario can do the Mexican Power of Attorney and I can get it notarized at in Orlando. I will check with the Mexican notario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shag Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 We had to be in the U.S. too when our house closed here in Mexico. Our realtor was the power of attorney and signed all the papers for us at the Notario meeting. It was very easy. That was 8 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 9 hours ago, kimanjome said: I'm sure I'm not the first to experience this--I need to sign the Closing docs and Deed on our Mexican home, but I am not there. I'm stuck in the US with health issues, my own and other family members. Is it true I MUST physically return to Mexico to sign the papers? I was told I can have a Mexican Power of Attorney (giving PoA to my spouse, who is still in Mexico) done by a notario, but there aren't any notarios in the US. My husband does not want to FedEx the papers to me, in case they get lost or I make a mistake in signing. I was thinking I could do an "e-sign", but not sure if that holds for Mexico. I do know when I sold my US home I e-signed everything from Mexico. Thanks for any info or suggestions. There are many notaries in the US. I have had Canadian documents notarized by Mexican notaries. I am sure there is are ways to have a Mexican document notarized by a US notary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Ask your realtor to ask the Notario handling the sale. In 2008 as buyers, our closing date got delayed and we had to return to the US. We executed a POA here in MEX before we left. The Orlando Mexican Consulate may be an option, but check with the Notario HERE before making that trip. It's solely the Notario's decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGiff Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 I was in Canada and gave POA to my realtor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted September 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thanks, everyone. Yes, just learned that the Orlando consulate will definitely notarize the Mexican notario's POA. Yay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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