I presented the bank with the notarized trust docs.

Send them a filled out Deed Without Warranty that will just need their signature (notarized).

made digital signatures legal valid signatures.However, a digital signature cannot be notarized - the nature of a notary is a person to person verification and ID check making sure the person signing the doc is who they say they are and they are putting pen to paper in front of the notary.Some documents cannot be digitally signed - Sometimes this is law, sometimes it is policy of whoever / whatever administers the document or the intent of the document.Examples:a purchase contract can be digitally signedFHA will allow buyers to digitally sign some disclosures, but sellers have to wet sign.You can't digitally sign a deed - because it has to be notarized.

If not, are there alternatives (short of moving to Texas) that I should consider?

Section by section.Also any personal experiences on strategies used during closing would be great.So far I've learned about:What it means to sell "AS-IS" therefore stating the cost of repairs would be at the buyer's discretion.Also, including the cost of transfer on the seller and buyer, respectively (especially with PA's transfer tax law).I also understand getting both agreements notarized is wise.If there's anything else that I should be aware of, please let me know.Thank you in advance for all your insights!

Was it notarized? 

After we pushed back on the issue, she said that they actually have confirmed that the sellers have a recorded mortgage, instead of a deed of trust, so all we would actually need is the private individual to notarize a release.

Also when I get my contract notarized does the seller need to be with me and who do i give the “consideration (downpayment) money too ?

I called the county and they said I need to have her sign a deed from her married name into her current name but I will need it notarized and she has no way of proving her former name, what can I do?

The law does not require this to be notarized.