Download As Excel Legal Massachusetts Promissory Notes Forms For Free

You can use a template or create a promissory note online. But before you begin, you'll need to gather some information and make decisions about the way the loan will be structured. First, you'll need the names and addresses of both the lender (or "payee") and the borrower.

A promissory note must include the date of the loan, the dollar amount, the names of both parties, the rate of interest, any collateral involved, and the timeline for repayment. When this document is signed by the borrower, it becomes a legally binding contract.

Promissory notes don't have to be notarized in most cases. You can typically sign a legally binding promissory note that contains unconditional pledges to pay a certain sum of money. However, you can strengthen the legality of a valid promissory note by having it notarized.

Promissory notes are quite simple and can be prepared by anyone. They do not need to be prepared by a lawyer or be notarized. It isn't even particularly significant whether a promissory note is handwritten or typed and printed.

In order for the note to be negotiable, the Code requires that it must be in writing, be signed by the maker, be an unconditional promise to pay, state a specific sum of money, be payable on demand or at a definite time and be payable to the payee or bearer.

What to include in a promissory note The names and addresses of the lender and borrower. The amount of money being borrowed and what, if any, collateral is being used. How often payments will be made in and in what amount. Signatures of both parties, in order for the note to be enforceable.