5 questions to ask e-signature vendors 
Services vary in price, features, capabilities
By Gilbert Mohtes-Chan, Monday, December 27, 2010.
Flickr image courtesy of arquera.A message pops up in your e-mail inbox reading, "You're been asked by your agent to read and sign these documents online. To do so follow these simple steps."
You're asked to adopt an electronic signature and then proceed. You scroll down the pages, clicking on yellow "initial" and "sign" arrows. Then you hit submit, launching the contract into vast reaches of cyberspace.
Welcome to the world of electronic signatures. While they have been legally binding for a decade now for some types of transactions, only in the past two years have an increasing number of real estate agents and brokers bought into the technology.
E-signatures work much like your e-mail. You sign into a password-protected account, upload your document, type in the e-mail address of recipients, write a short note, click to sign and send it off. Just like that, it comes back e-signed by all parties.
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