What Are You Waiting For? Now is the Time for Electronic Signature

With approximately three weeks left in 2009, do you have enough time to accomplish everything you would like to before the start of 2010? Perhaps you're thinking about new initiatives for next year - with electronic signature, you can start saving time NOW while implementing an environmentally friendly, “Green” business process.

How many pages are the real estate contracts you prepare for your clients? If you're writing an offer with all of the associated addendums, you could easily create nearly 30 pages of paper.

If you're faxing the offer, that's another 30 pages created by the fax machine. This transaction has created 60 pages of paper - and no signatures at this point! Your client then has to sign each page where you've indicated and if he or she faxes it back, this process has now created 90 pages of paper.

Of course, if you have to get your client's spouse to sign, you're looking at more faxes and more paper. If you're using a scanner, you can minimize, but not eliminate, the amount of paper you generate.

In a multiple offer situation, say five, the number of pages multiplies and could become 450 pages for the fax-back-and-forth process of collecting signatures, just for this one client. If you're working with multiple clients... the number of pieces of paper multiplies as well.

With seller addendums... you get the picture.

The Solution: Electronic Signature from DocuSign

With this much paper, you need a solution that enables you to implement a paperless and green business process. DocuSign is the leader in electronic signature services that securely enable you to electronically send, sign and manage your documents with confidence.

You can create your documents with your current forms creation software - Adobe, Microsoft Word, zipForms, WINForms, TrueForms, Flexmls Forms, IRES, Realfast2Go, TransactionPoint, or DocCentral.

Once you've created your documents and saved them to your computer, you can log into DocuSign. You upload your documents, enter your client's information, tab the documents for signature and click to send. See the video below:

Your client receives an email from DocuSign with a message that you've requested their signature on documents. Once your client clicks the link included in the email and authenticates him or herself into the DocuSign system, DocuSign takes them through the electronic signature process, step-by-step. See the video below:

Once your client has signed or initialed the document in each location you've tabbed, accepted or declined each tab for optional signature or initial, and completed the signing process, you will receive an email notifying you that your documents have been signed.

If you choose to “CC” the other agent in the transaction, he or she will receive a clean, legible copy of the documents with all of the associated signatures.

No faxes. No paper. DocuSign electronic signature provides clean, clear electronic signatures on documents without software to download or equipment to buy.

As the official and exclusive provider of ESIGN services for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and its 1.2 million members under the REALTOR Benefits® Program, and is designed to provide unique offers to NAR members through its new “ESIGN Advantage Promotion for Realtors®.”

With the “ESIGN Advantage Promotion for Realtors®,” we're currently offering a special promotion to Realtors® through December 31:

• All the capabilities of DocuSign for Real Estate Standard Edition,
• Custom branding that will enable you to tailor your account for a more personalized client experience,
• And special pricing: the cost for the promotion will be as low as $13.95 per user/month (annual commitment) or $17.95 per user/month (month-to-month). You can save as much as 21 percent on the best available monthly subscription rates with a risk-free 30-day money back guarantee.

You can implement paperless processes and go green at the same time with electronic signature from DocuSign!