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249 Tahoe St
Perris, California 92571
I highly recommend Sean for any business in need of legal document assistance. He and his wife are truly amazing. They provided invaluable help to my parents, and I am forever grateful for their expertise and support. It is incredibly difficult to find trustworthy professionals who not only excel in their field but also create a sense of comfort and ease during complex legal matters. Sean embodies both professionalism and genuine care, making difficult decisions feel more manageable. If you are looking for
Very professional. Explains and thoroughly followed the procedure of the whole processing way. Makes the whole thing easy and efficient. Will recommend to anyone who needs this kind of service. Thank you so much Sean and wife.
Sean Metz at Perris Living Trust, Notary, and Apostille is absolutely phenomenal! His professionalism, politeness, and incredible attention to detail made the entire process smooth and stress-free. Sean is not only well-mannered but also genuinely cares about providing top-notch service, which is rare to find. The pricing is extremely reasonable, especially considering the high level of service Sean delivers. I am beyond satisfied with my experience and feel confident recommending him to anyone in need of
Sean and his wife gave us excellent and professional service and explained everything ?? highly recommended
Just finalized our trust with Sean and he has been so prompt and organized through the whole process. He was very informative the whole time from day 1 and we are so thankful! Having Jessica alongside, as notary, was very helpful and made things move smoothly. I am so glad we found him and I definitely recommend his services!
Sean is fantastic. Knows his business inside and out. He?s simply the best in his field. I had an extremely unusual and difficult issue to deal with, would have had to drive to palm springs or San Diego? but nope, Sean handled it immediately. Mega mega thanks!!!
Sean is highly recommended... very knowledgeable and efficient. He explained everything in plain English. We felt like he secured my children?s future. It gives us comfort and peace of mind now knowing that they will be taken care of in life events?Thank you Sean and Jessica!
Very professional and helpful. Goes above and beyond to make the process as easy as possible.
Sean was great to work with. Made our estate planning package. We were also able to Notarized everything at his office. It?s was a pleasure. We will definitely recommend his services to anyone we know that may need estate planning and or notary services.
Sean Metz came highly recommended by our local online forums, and we were very pleased working with him to create our living trust and will. With his extensive knowledge and expertise in this field, he made what seemed like a complex process very easy to understand and complete. He explained things well, making sure we understood the terms and decisions we were making. Once completed, he provided an organized binder with our living trust signed and notarized. He even assisted in changing the deed to our ho
Sean and his team were amazing from start to finish. We felt so comfortable with Sean each step of the way. We have recommended their services to our family and we hope you can connect with them as well.
I have been using their services for just over a year now and Sean is amazing! We use him for all our notary?s and we just did our living trust with him. He gave is a questionnaire during our consultation for us to take home and fill put. Once we were done we scheduled an appointment with him again and did all the paperwork over the next 2 days. We came back reviewed and initiated/signed everything. After that Sean went to the county office and recorded our deed just as he promised. My experience with him h
I dreaded for many years to get a Living Trust in place, then my neighbor told me about Sean Metz. He made it go so smoothly. He has a legit business and is very professional and knows his stuff. Thank you Sean.
Sean made the process so easy and seamless! He is extremely knowledgeable with trusts and wills. He was very responsive and communicative any time we had any questions or concerns. Thank you so much for making something that was overwhelming so easy!!!!
Sean was absolutely fantastic in his work, him and his Jessica were incredibly great at explaining exactly every question we had in both services we conducted with them!
Very professional and friendly services. Answered all my questions, and helped me with my trust.
Sean and Jessica were very patient with us. They answered all our questions and were very flexible to accommodate our last minutes changes and worked with our schedules. We definitely recommend their service. Thorough and professional.
Sean is fantastic! I had an urgency and he came through for me quickly with a passion to help. He is thorough, quickly replies, and he cares. I will use his services again, most certainly.
Sean did an amazing job with our living trust.He was very welcoming,professional, efficient, and exceeded our expectations by making it so easy and less complicated.:)Thank you so much Sean.We highly recommend him.Excellent customer service.??
Excellent service. We didn't feel rushed they took the time to answer all our questions and they were able to accommodate our appointment to a convenient time for us. We are definitely going to recommend it to friends and family.
Very professional. They made the process easy to understand and helped us through the process. Would highly recommend!
Great professional, fast, reliable, and affordable work, Sean and his team did an awesome job I definitely recommend this business
Working with Sean was very pleasant, he is very professional and knowledgeable. He went above and beyond walking us through the process. I would highly recommend him for your Estate Planning!
Sean is very professional and knowledgeable. So happy to finally do our Living Trust
Sean is amazing, very honest, very organized. Explain everything in detail and took the time to do it !!!! Highly recommended to do business with Sean.
Beyond please with my results. I was a little skeptic when I pulled up. And it was a home residence. The berry professional thorough definitely will come back and refer people
Sean Metz did our living trust and he is so knowledgeable of his profession, Good job.
I hope anyone can help me with this question. Can I get my birth certificate appstille even if it's from a different county ?
Sean got back to me the same night I submitted a request to book an appointment and opened early the following day. He was flexible with my schedule and quick to respond to my messages. Getting my document notarized was a fast and easy process so I?ll definitely come back whenever I need something notarized and refer him to friends and family as well.
Sean Metz was very helpful and did a great job preparing our Living Trust and explaining all the details. Highly recommend him!
Good service is doing what your paid to do. Great service is going above and beyond. Sean is exceptional...I am in Houston and needed documents signed and notarized in long beach and returned the very next day. Sean met with a friend of mine @ 12midnight notarized the docs and did not even charge a late night or inconvenience fee. I was able to have my documents properly signed notarized and in court on time. Great people like Sean makes life easier for everyone. Thanks
Sean did a great job of explaining things and answering all our questions. Saved us time and money. 2 thumbs up.
Very helpful when creating my father?s will and living trust. Explained everything clearly and answered all questions we had. Very easy to talk to and knowledgeable.
Sean is an excellent notary and is always available in a pinch. He is very personable and responsive. If you have any last minute notary needs, Sean is your guy. We will continue to use him for notarizing estate planning documents going forward.
Ive been using Sean Metz as a notary public for years, so this review is long over-due! He is really easy to work with and very punctual. Im not really one to leave reviews but I couldnt pass up an opportunity to show my gratitude for his labor. I highly recommend using him!
Sean has been my "to go to" Notory for about 2 years now. He has always done an exceptional job. Prompt efficient and always professional. I recommend him to everyone.
Sean was great and helpful! I was able to get all my documents notarized in less than 15 minutes! High lit recommend!
Quickly responded to my inquiry when asked to notarize my document. Was friendly and after we scheduled the appointment he was kind enough to see us sooner! Definitely recommend! :)
I was having a hard time finding a place to Apostille birth certificates. This was my first time doing this, so I kept looking and looking and Long Beach Notary and Apostille caught my eye because of the closing time. I had called different places and I was not convinced when I spoke to the employees, especially because I was handing over very important and delicate documents. I decided to call this place and I was more than satisfied. Sean was very flexible and had a quick turn around time for the apostill
I was looking for a last minute notary near Long Beach to notarize a document I needed to mail out by today. I found Shawn online and called him he was available on a Friday night he also does mobile notary. His services were very quick and efficient, very friendly individual. I highly recommend him and will be using him again.
We needed to have our documents notarized and have an apostille. I searched on Google and I found Sean to have the best and trusted reviews so we went to him for his services. He answers prompt to your inquiries and can give you a quotation depending on the things you need. We definitely recommend him and will be back if we needed a trusted guy to do our documents.
Sean was great . He was communicative at every step, came to me to pick up the documents, got them apostiled and brought them back. Price was reasonable and saved me a lot of headache to go downtown.
I needed a Spanish Power of Attorney notarized and Apostilled, Sean came through for me at the last minute. Highly recommend him!!
I had an emergency and searched n othet places oprn at 830 n Sean's business oprns at 7' o clock. Very cool dude and helped me out big time. Im coming back again for sure because i have other things that i need help and Sean provides the exact services i needed.
Sean was really helpful and knowledgeable. I really appreciated his professionalism and how easy it was to make an appointment. Definitely recommend.
Sean responds very swiftly and communicates clearly, is super reasonable and has great service. Very flexible with time and location too! Highly recommend!
Found Sean accidentally, a few months ago looking for Notary, and since every time I call his available or is prompt to set a meeting w/me for a fast turn around. Sean has earned my business for every notary in Long Beach and surrounding areas
Sean was very knowledgeable and explained living trust process in detail.
Great experience. Super fast and professional. Had the option of emailing what I needed done instead of driving there. Online payment was easy. Also offered to deliver to me. 5 stars.
Great experience with finding Sean. Quick and easy getting some paperwork notarized with my mom. Definitely will be coming back to get things notarized in the future.
I found Sean accidentally on google and I don?t regret it. He is easy to work with and quick. I do recommend him for your go to Notary needs.
The service provided was outstanding, knowledgeable, attentive, courteous, informative and in a timely manner. Would definitely recommend to anyone and would gladly use their services again.
I absolutely felt welcomed and reassured that the notary Sean Metz was well aware of everything need to complete the process. 10/10 would do it again!!!
Sean was a great help! He helped my mom and made everything such a breeze! Appreciate you Sean!
Fast and professional! Quality product for my living trust and will.
He took care of all the paperwork i did not had to move a finger or follow up with the process. He was also very respectful and professional.
Sean did a great job on my grandpa trust he explained everything in detail would recommend Sean to anyone.
Very kind and explained everything really well. Highly recommended.
Sean answered all my questions and explained everything from beginning to end . Great person to work with my living trust
Sean was quick and easy and affordable. I would highly recommend him to anyone and everyone.
Did a wonderful job on my trust highly recommend this company
Highly recommend Perris Living Trust services. Professionalism and experience made it a a simple process.
He was very professional and got to our place fast! We would use his services again and we would recommend him to anyone who is looking for a notary public.
very quick, friendly and all my work done right!! I've been coming here for years. very recommended!
Sean was very helpful with the process. Making things smooth and expedient! Thanks????
Best notary in town! Very responsive and professional. Only notary open late. Will definently use Sean again!
Great communication! Great working with you! Helped me with my apostilles and notary work!
Sean helped my mom was quick and efficient explains everything in details ?? recommended
Sean Metz is very nice person, very quick service. I went to him for notary many times.
Great and quick experience. Helped me with my apostille. Will do business again.
Quick and easy services was in and out in 15 min, highly recommended
This was an excellent notary, I had no idea what I was doing and this was seamlessly easy. Great service, friendly customer service. Highly recommended.
Great experience living trust & notary service local very attentive & quick response highly recommend.
Did a great job Very clear very precise very organized
Fast and easy and affordable, will be back again. Thank you for your help
I was able to print ?? copys when everybody else was closed, great service
Hands down the best notary around. I needed a apostille and he turned it around the same day. Thanks Sean!!
Great service I reccomend Shaun for notarize and Apostille a man you can trust
Sean is professional and helpful. I recommend him to anyone.
Sean was great. Quick, easy and affordable.
Great service, he was helpful,definitely recommending him :)
They're fast and nice. They get the job done. Hablan espanol.
Super affordable. Very professional and arrived to my location within minutes.
super fast service, great prices,very clean
Very helpful and knowledgeable. Will be coming back again for my next notary.
Very professional and speedy service.
Very persistent and straight to point. Very accommodating and helpful.
Good guy, quick service. Highly recommend!!
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