However, can you sign, scan and send contracts and have them be valid if you include a phrase such as : The Parties agree that both facsimile and all other electronic copies of signatures to this Agreement shall be treated as original signatures, binding both the Assignee and Assignor to their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement to the same extent as if such signatures were original signatures.

Similarly, the IRS is now updating its systems and expects to begin accepting electronically-filed returns that include Form 982 by March 3.

Call a few places and have them come out with their electronic level and go room by room and then draw you a bid which will have a plan on it where they need to put the piers... it's not as scary as it seems.

It's not too hard, just make sure to have a notebook or electronic files that show you had regular meetings of your LLC.

Contractors can hardly tolerate it.I would highly recommend looking for a SDIRA with electronic payment options.

RE once was my sole source of income but since rehabbing turned an icy proposition here in Florida, I have since gone back to working as electronics engineer.

I'm thinking of moving to all electronic PDFs, but the size of the scanned stuff can get pretty large - and the hard copy is useful anywhere in the house, not just wherever a computer is.I don't go to the extreme of photographing every step in the contruction process.

We execute a "Utilities Budget Agreement" as an addendum to the lease, which works are follows:1) We identify all the utilities (hydro, gas, water/sewer, cable, etc) and services (snow removal) which are to be governed under the agreement and set an amount which will be paid, in advance, into the budget fund each month by the tenant;2) When the utility bills arrive, we pay them and forward an electronic copy to the tenant so they are aware of their resource consumption.3) Every three months (quarterly) we reconcile the amount paid into the utilities budget against the utilities bills incurred.  

And some issues were being caused by them, like when they'd overload a circuit with several high-draw electronics and such.  

Also it makes a difference is the house is outdated.If it is functional but outdated it will become an expense for the buyer down the road with upgrading to sell to the next buyer.For instance if a home is 1 to 2 years old and you buy you can get away with owning a few years and reselling without pouring a bunch of money into it.If you buy a house that is say 5 to 10 years old and resell in a few years you will most likely have to spend substantial money updating for resale.On the bpo's now they actually make the 3rd party bpo broker/agent (who does not have the listing)sign an electronic from when submitting the report that they have not been influenced nor have they had discussions with any parties relating to the value of the property.The buyers broker,buyer,listing broker,and seller all have an interest to see the sale happen.The BPO person getting paid for a report is just an objective 3rd party.You want to make sure and not overpay for a property.For instance you put in an offer and wait 2 months for acceptance.Meanwhile the market has declined 6% since then and your deal is no longer that great.It's critical to know with a short sale how many mortgages and liens are present.The more to negotiate the more of a long shot of getting approval from all parties and hitting the value needed.