The card number (last 8 digits) are recorded in the deposit transaction, so we know who made which deposit.

They should have taken digital pictures of their own documenting each of these blemishes to protect themselves.  

But any smart investor is going to get double digit returns on their cash, which can be found many places including rental properties, my favorite.One thing we can agree on is that a 6 months cash emergency fund is critical.

Basically a digital bandit signHas anyone used them before and if so could you share with me your experience?

LOLaren't they the same number of digits?

I have very detailed records over more than a decade and into the triple digits in different tenants so this is not a few bad apples throwing the average off.

To be honest, a decent (does not even need to be superstar) rental agent would know this info pretty accurately (within 100 dollars range in a neighborhood where the rent is around low 4-digit, like 1000-1500 per month)

You can set the combo for between 3 and 7 digits and also have multiple backup codes and override codes and it is pretty easy to change them.  

My contract states that fax, email, and digital signature would be accepted, but I'm not sure if the title company is accepting those methods

As for the Bay RE, local tech industry is doing very well as you can see from the stocks of digital, tech and biotech companies most of which are based in the Bay Area.