Two-Tone Notary & TC, LLC
About Xochi Martinez
Xochi Martinez is an independent transaction coordinator with Two-Tone Notary & TC, LLC working with California agents and brokers in Castro Valley. A transaction coordinator keeps a deal on track from acceptance to close: opening escrow, tracking contingency and disclosure deadlines, chasing signatures, and making sure every required document — including the Natural Hazard Disclosure — is in the file on time.
Alameda County is split by the Hayward Fault, one of the Bay Area's most closely watched active faults, with liquefaction along the bay shoreline and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones through the Oakland and Berkeley hills — the site of the 1991 Tunnel Fire. See how earthquake fault zones affect disclosure. Mello-Roos shows up in newer East Alameda County development (Dublin, Livermore); it's rare in the county's older bayside cities.
Verity NHD gives coordinators a fast way to order California NHD reports for their clients: bill it to escrow, pay by card, or send the seller a pay link, with eSign included on every report. See our Alameda County hazard and property tax guide. More at our transaction coordinator page.
Common questions in Castro Valley
- What's the biggest natural hazard disclosure concern in Alameda County?
- Alameda County is split by the Hayward Fault, one of the Bay Area's most closely watched active faults, with liquefaction along the bay shoreline and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones through the Oakland and Berkeley hills — the site of the 1991 Tunnel Fire. That's the kind of county-level context the statutory NHD report is built to surface for buyers.
- What if the property is outside a transaction coordinator's usual coverage area?
- Verity NHD covers every California county, so a coordinator can order a report for a file anywhere in the state through the same process they already use.
- Where does the Natural Hazard Disclosure fit in a TC's timeline?
- Most transaction coordinators order it in the first few days after opening escrow, since the seller's hazard disclosures have to reach the buyer before contingencies can be removed.
- Can a transaction coordinator bill the NHD report to escrow?
- Yes — ordering through Verity NHD lets a coordinator bill the report directly to the escrow file, charge a card, or send the seller a pay link, without carrying the cost themselves.