Availability and travel are the product. The notarial act itself is quick.
Service radius
Homes, offices, hospitals and care homes, correctional facilities, coffee shops after hours, and weekends - anywhere within about twenty-five miles of downtown. Most same-day requests get a slot within a few hours; evenings and weekends are held open on purpose rather than filled with office hours.
Loan signing is a specialism, not just a bigger signature
A full mortgage closing package is a large stack with specific pages that need specific treatment - initials in the right places, notarial certificates matched to the right document, and a scan-back to the lender before the courier deadline. It is priced separately from a single signature because it takes longer and carries a hard deadline the rest of the day has to work around.
Fees, published and split honestly
Two line items, always: the per-notarial-act fee, which is capped by state schedule, and a separate travel fee based on distance and time of day. A loan signing package carries its own flat fee that covers the whole stack. Nothing is bundled so you cannot see what you are paying for.
Witnesses, on request
Some documents require an independent witness in addition to the notary. One can be supplied on request when a signer cannot bring their own.
