In February 2011, I wrote my entry to the contest which really got me thinking about going paperless. Placing that plan into action though, was sure harder than I thought. Buyers and Sellers still want paper copies.

I tried to break down the pros and cons of going paperless.

Pros: Saving paper, going green, saving ink and saving the high cost of ink and paper.

Cons: I had no back up if the electronic copy was ever lost. In addition I did not have it in my file when i needed it.

Fast forward a year and what have I accomplished. We only print 1 copy of our purchase and sales agreements, we only print one listing agreement and only 1 set of seller disclosures instead of the 5 sets of each we used to print.

Everything is scanned and sent to buyers, sellers and mortgage companies/banks. BUT what am i missing?

The answer is an easier way to do it. I will admit, I forgot about Docusign. Someone said I should be reminded many times each week by the ads sent through Active Rain. Again to be honest I see so many ads that I mentaly block them out becuase they are annoying. Now i can already hear the comments, this is not how you win a contest by forgetting about the sponsor?

However by the sponsor running this challenge, I have been able to read and learn more about DocuSign through fellow agents than I could have through the ads and blog posts they pay to feature.

I will be trying it and hope it is the answer I am looking for to mve forward to make my job easier and continue to save resources such as paper and ink. My Clients learn quickly that I am very involved in assisting them through each step of the buying and selling process, so anything that can assist the process is more then welcomed.

 

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12 Comments on ActiveRain/DocuSign Challenge: Going Paperless, is it possible?

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477,606 Points 35 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

I did have some buyers last week that don't use a computer. So I had the paper copies ready. It was more time consuming to make all of the copies needed.
6:11am • #1
412,847 Points 16 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

It is nice when you can use it, but not everyone will have that technology available to them.
6:49am • #2
335,625 Points 23 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hi Scott - congratulations on the 500,000 points, btw!

I love Docusign, it makes my life much easier. Yes, you have to back up but consider using drop box as your primary drive, it automatically backs up so you'll never lose your data!

I guess I need to go check out this contest now.  Have a fabulous day!

PS - It's a beautiful 66 degreees today!!!!!!
6:53am • #3
705,988 Points 56 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Debbie I have been finding similar types of clients. The paper copies come in handy and I still keep some in my car just in case. Thanks for the comment
6:59am • #4
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KATHY that is what i find. I do not think I could totally use or depend on it, but when i can, it is helpful.
7:00am • #5
705,988 Points 56 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

CATHY I have not checked out drop box so it looks like I have some learning to go to. Welcome back from your conference.
7:01am • #6
587,013 Points 46 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hi Scott - While I'm not 100% paperless yet.... I'm using far less than this time two years ago or heck even last year and I like it!  Saves me time, energy and money plus space.
7:53am • #7
639,515 Points 53 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Scott,  the electronic sugnature world sure has cut down on the thousands of paper being printed.  It is such a great system.  I just love it.
7:57am • #8
428,670 Points 23 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Scott....I need to remember to try to use DocuSign too!  I still am battling those who print out & sign 4 original copies!!  But recently another agent I was working with used DocuSign and I thought I need to just do it and the others will follow!  Oh - and I use Carbonite to automatically back up things. There's even a Carbonite app for my iPad so I can pull up things when I am on the road.
10:19am • #9
354,520 Points 30 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Scott,

I think DocuSign serves a purpose; however, I still like to have my hard copies for evidence in case I need it. I'm not 100% certain that things won't be available to me if I go green.

This is a great topic!
11:13am • #10
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Scott, Looks like your Plan is working out well for you. We read a while back that everything will be paperless in the future. We're not there yet, but we're better than we were a couple of years ago...
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Docusign has worked well for us Scott, for the buyers and sellers that have computer access.
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Scott Godzyk is the Owner/Broker of The Godzyk Real Estate Services located in Manchester NH. With 25 years of Real Estate experience Scott specializes in Listing and Selling Bank Owned Homes, Short Sales, Residential Properties, Condominiums, New Construction and Investment Properties. Scott services the counties of Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham and Belknap. To contact Scott Godzyk please call 603-661-2121 or email sctprop@aol.com. his website is www.ScottSellsNH.com.


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