A Conversation Around E-Signatures at RE Bar Camp SF

Last week, Suzanne Alberti, our Real Estate Marketing Manager, talked about electronic signature and online contract execution with our users at Real Estate Bar Camp San Francisco (RE Bar Camp SF) and Inman Real Estate Connect.

It was Suzanne's first Bar Camp - thank you to all of the attendees! Suzanne's session, "A conversation around e-signatures" started with these five questions from the audience:

1) Concerns: what do you watch out for? The biggest "pitfall" of using DocuSign electronic signature and online contract execution is forgetting to place a signature tab and having to resend the document. Forgetting a signature happens with "wet" sigatures as well, when you signer forgets to initial or sign. The difference With electronic signatures is that you can make this change through email instead of driving back across town to get the missed initial or signature.

2) How do you sign-up? You can sign up for a 30-day free trial on the DocuSign Web site, to experience the speed and convenience of electronic signature in your business.

3) How do templates work? Take a look at this video, from our Product Manager, Doug Rybacki, that explains how to create templates.

4) Are there banks who won't accept electronic signatures? DocuSign's legal team is currently working with the FHA and banks on their electronic signature policies. If you learn about banks NOT accepting electronic signature, please reach out to us and let us know!

5) Are the subscription plans long-term or month-to-month? We offer both pre-paid, annual subscriptions as well as month-to-month subscription plans. With an annual subscription to DocuSign Professional, the monthly cost averages out to be $15.95/month, a $48 annual savings over the month-to-month plan. With a month-to-month plan, DocuSign Professional is $19.95/month.

Other questions people had included: Does DocuSign have relationships with associations and lenders, what makes an electronic signature legal, and who is currently doing business with DocuSign.

While Suzanne described the DocuSign electronic signature and online contract execution process, Jay Thompson of Thompson Realty DocuSigned documents on his PDA and demonstrated it to those present.

DocuSign electronic signature and online contract execution enables you to do business anytime and anywhere you have internet access and a browser - smartphone, netbook or desktop - click, sign, and send even when you're at a conference, like RE Bar Camp SF!