How to Do an Electronic Signature as a Real Estate Agent

by Mahender Bist CEO

If you’re a realtor, you’re always looking for ways to be more efficient and offer your clients a convenient, fast and secure real estate transaction. Using electronic signatures allow you to speed up your transactions without being slowed down by never-ending paperwork.

Are you leveraging electronic signatures for your real estate transactions?

Find out how to do an electronic signature to turn extensive paper processes into secure online transactions. Online signatures go hand-in-hand with today’s active, on-the-go home buyers.

Implementing online signatures lets you and your clients sign negotiation documents, loan applications, home offers and negotiation transactions in real-time.

Types of Electronic Signatures

If you’re a real estate professional, it’s important to understand the two types of electronic signatures. These are dependent and independent e-signatures. Both types are legally acceptable but they differ in the technology they use.

Dependent E-Signatures

A dependent electronic signature links your clients’ signatures to your vendor’s server. This works well for temporary signatures but might not be useful for long-term, future evidence.

Since the signature is on a server, it’s in danger of being lost by broken links or unavailable internet access. You also risk losing the signature if you stop doing business with your vendor or if there’s a catastrophic incident.

Independent E-Signatures

Unlike dependent e-signatures, independent electronic signatures don’t rely on your vendor to prove the signature authenticity. Rather, the technology used embeds the signature into the document itself using cryptographic data.

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