Save Thousands & Do More Deals Using Electronic Signatures

If you are like me, there are not enough hours in a day to get everything done.  I get to the office early, clear my voice mail and email, write down my to do list, role over all the items from yesterday that didn't get done, and typically I am looking at a completely full day.  And that is BEFORE I start calling, prospecting and putting out the inevitable fire or two.  Need a way to save countless hours chasing documents and signatures while saving thousands of dollars per year in fuel costs?  It has been calculated by several digital signature authentication providers that the cost in paper, FAX consumables, fuel, time and lost productivity averaged over a 12 month period is approximately $6.50 per signature.  If you conservatively estimate your cost per signature at even half of that number, you can see that, at only 20 signatures per transaction, your potential savings are right around $65 per deal.  Start using digital signatures right now.

There are several companies out there that provide safe, secure digital signature processing.  Among the top companies are:

Electronic Signatures are the Future

• Docusign
• Zip Logix - Digital Ink
• Verisign

The great news is that if you are a Realtor member of CAR (the California Association of Realtors) you already have a FREE Zip Logix Digital Ink account!  If you are like me, you probably just pay your dues without giving much thought to your member benefits.  One of the great features of this account is that it seamlessly integrates with the Zip Logix "Winforms" transaction documents.

Why use digital signature authentication?  Have you ever faxed a document package to a client for signatures, waited for it to go through, waited for them to print it out, talked them through the signature process, and waited for them to scan it or fax it back only to find out that they missed an initial or that some of the pages were illegible or missing?  The proper use of digital signatures completely eliminates all of this hassle.  Additionally, it saves paper and fuel and can be part of your "Green" initiative.

Most of us are too busy to spend valuable time trying to figure the e-signature thing out on our own.  Some of us just need some help and don't know where to start?  Either way there are classes available from time to time that are put on by your local board of Realtors or a local real estate brokerage.  One of the best "fast-start" classes out there is put on by Keller Williams Realty - Yuba Sutter.  It is FREE and is available to any agent from any real estate company.  I have linked it on the right-hand side of this blog.

So get with the program, impress your clients, save time and money and go green.  Implement digital signature authentication in your business today.