Selling homes in sunny Miami, Florida, means I get to process a lot of documents. An awful lot. This would ordinarily mean that I am using a lot of actual paper. But I try to be responsible and go digital whenever possible.
Just tonight I emailed a listing agreement to one of my sellers and sent it using Transaction Desk. It's a tool made available to us by the Florida Association of Realtors (also known as FAR to it's members). Of course, I sent myself a copy as well. As I was reading the copy I received I noticed a little Go Green, Go Paperless image and it caught my eye.
It allowed me to see what an impact we are having by using tools such as this one to go green. I thought it was neat l that it showed actual pages saved as well as CO2, water and trees saved. It made my small gesture viable. It wasn't so small any more!
The program also allows the documents to be signed digitally and be returned to me so we can keep everything totally paperless.
Nice going FAR & Instanet!
Maggie Dokic, SFR is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Florida selling residential real estate in Miami, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Coral Gables, Gables by the Sea, High Pines, the Redland and other select areas of SW Miami-Dade County.
Maggie has earned her SFR certification to be able to better serve the needs of her customers in today's non-traditional real estate market. SFR is a Short Sale, Foreclosure Resource Specialist. Designees have been trained to understand the highly specialized options available to Sellers facing short sales & foreclosures and Buyers looking to buy them.
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Hi Maggie,
Transaction Desk? That's a new one to me. Tomorrow I'm meeting with two folks who also serve on our MLS board, I'll have to ask them about it. Thanks.
Maggie - that's pretty cool. The more we can all do the better. But a Lynda says, I am not familiar with Transaction Desk. I'll have to do some research. Or is it propiertary software for FAR?
Jeff
Paperless is great. I love the forms online gold. It does make life so much easier than faxing paper!
Those little symbols are great--it lets us know little things add up and can make a huge difference if enough of us participate.
Hi Maggie, I think that's pretty cool--paperless whenever we can! Transaction desk that is a first for me:)
Lynda, Jeff & Esther, Transaction Desk is one of several products that Instanet provides. If you click on the Go Green, Go Paperless link in the post, it takes you to Instanet's site. They have links in there for their different products. I think it's available in other states as well, but not totally sure on that.
Gary, as a fellow Floridian, you already know what a time-saver these programs are. Forms Online Gold is now part of Transaction Desk. I love it!
Norma, I agree. I'm a visual person. If I can see it, it makes more sense to me. =)
I use a lot of technology to save paper - but one of the downsides to this - is the town of Albany Oregon, will loose it's biggest employer on Jan 1 - because the PAPER MILL will permanently close - due to the economy - kinda sad... but certainly a sign of the times
Thesa, so sorry to hear this. Not all progress is welcomed at all times. =(