E-signature software for leases in PDF format?

[Benjamin Lenz]

Hey everyone! 

I'm wondering what programs people are using for tenants who don't live in the area yet and need to sign the lease remotely via e-signature. I currently use LawDepot to download my state specific California residential and then save it in PDF format, but then want to e-sign it myself. I'm not as concerned with how the future tenant will e-sign it as they can always print it out on their end and sign it, scan it, and send it back to me, but with that said I'm not even sure if that's legally binding? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!

Ben

[Nathan Gesner]

e-signature is used in millions of real estate transactions across the nation. I'm not aware of any court case where an e-signature was thrown out. 

When you see an e-signature on a document, all you see is the signature and maybe a date/time stamp. That could easily be falsely created using a number of free softwares.

However, what can't be faked is the signature trail. Every time you electronically sign a document, each action is tracked by IP address, tied specifically to your device.