This is the latest in a series of 'Buyer's Guides' that feature questions to ask and options to consider before making a new purchase. See our previous guides to purchasing a CMA, CRM, and Document and Transaction Management solution.

What are electronic signatures?

Doubtless you're all familiar with the basic concept of electronic signatures. After all, this popular technology is an exceptionally great fit for our document-intensive industry. Still, there's no time like the present to develop this basic familiarity into a more complete understanding of technology that can truly make a difference in your business.

Although each electronic signature solution serves the same primary purpose (allowing greater speed and flexibility in the signing of documents), they are all slightly different. So let's look at some questions you should ask electronic signature providers and learn about some of the companies that are leading this category.

Questions to Ask

There are some important questions to ask when buying any real estate technology product and some that are unique to choosing an electronic signature solution.