The "standard protocol" according to the lender is that the online notary is valid on U.S. soil, not overseas.I have two buyer clients under contract now who live abroad, and they are both being advised to have the title company draw up a POA once they're under contract that's specific to that real estate transaction, and have it notarized ASAP and mailed back to the states so a colleague/family member in the states can sign their closing docs for them.

@Matthieu Oliveira I put it in an interest bearing account

They bear the risk for malpractice because they are the ones doing all of the tenanting and building servicing.

—In all criminal cases, contempt cases, and other cases filed pursuant to this chapter, if a party has sold, leased, or let real estate, the title to which was not in the party when it was offered for sale, lease, or letting, or such party has maintained an office bearing signs that real estate is for sale, lease, or rental thereat, or has advertised real estate for sale, lease, or rental, generally, or describing property, the title to which was not in such party at the time, it shall be a presumption that such party was acting or attempting to act as a real estate broker, and the burden of proof shall be upon him or her to show that he or she was not acting or attempting to act as a broker or sales associate.

How to examine Land quality, soil/ mineral use, if land is in sink hole, liquefaction zone risk

@Dave Poeppelmeier@Andrew S. you touch on a good point that bears reminding.  

If you are a realtor that is always logging in from New York, NY, and all of a sudden logins over a long period of time (much longer than a vacation would be) are coming from California, they are going to investigate accordingly.  

I would prefer an interest bearing account and have a bad taste in my mouth for Wells, BOA, and US bank.Cheers

Ok so we submitted an application with the person that owner financed are seller the house and we were approved my question is what is the next step now this would be are first deal some guidance would be really helpful thanks in advanced.

My interest for setting up the self-direct solo 401k would be to make real estate investments, in case that has any bearing on the above questions.