Now You Can Use Cartavi for eSignatures

Cartavi + DocuSign

eSignatures save you time and money. Time you could be spending working on your next deal. And money? Everyone wants to save money.

Experts estimate processing a signed paper document can cost as much as $40. Think about how much money eSignatures save you on toner for the copier, printing costs, overnight shipping, gas to drive to the post office…

DocuSign is the global standard for electronic signature. And thanks to our new integration with DocuSign, you can now sign your real estate documents electronically through Cartavi.

It’s easy too. Simply use your DocuSign credentials to create envelopes and request electronic signatures for any document in a Transaction Room. Monitor the eSigning process in real time through notifications sent to your iPhone, iPad, or Android mobile device.

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Customer Story: Jason Lopez of Real Estate Rap

Jason LopezJason Lopez is a second-generation REALTOR, a licensed broker, and a Cartavi user. He also owns Smart Real Estate Solutions based in San Diego, California, and hosts the Real Estate Rap blog, which offers “straight talk on real estate matters affecting buyers, sellers, and industry professionals.”

We asked Jason about his early days working in real estate, his decision to start blogging about the industry, and his thoughts on Cartavi, among other topics.

You’ve been involved in the real estate industry for a long time. When did you realize it was more than just a job to you?

“I knew it from the very start. I’m a second-generation broker and began working, along with my wife, for her parents. So real estate has always been something of a family affair for us. It’s also one of the few industries in which the work really is a lifestyle. And with today’s technological tools, such as Cartavi, at my disposal, I can really be anywhere and still provide my clients with the highest level of service.”

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Now You Can Use Cartavi on Your iPad

Cartavi for iPad

The Cartavi iPad app is available now. And it’s free.

We’re excited to introduce the first mobile app in a tablet format that’s built specifically for managing and sharing real estate documents.

Store, manage, and share your transaction documents from the comfort of home, the coziness of your favorite coffee shop, or the convenience of your kid’s soccer game. You can add people to your Transaction Rooms, control their access to documents, and monitor who’s sharing, viewing, or copying documents. All with a few taps of your large iPad screen.

You can find more information about our new iPad app here. Or go straight to the App Store and download it for free.

P.S. Of course, you must be a Cartavi subscriber to use the iPad app. If you aren’t, sign up for a free plan today, and see if Cartavi is right for you.

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Look Inside Your Cartavi Inbox

One of Cartavi’s most innovative features is the Inbox.

“Really? It’s just an inbox for emails. I already have email,” you may be saying to yourself.

Actually, no. Your Cartavi Inbox is much more than that. It won’t accept forwards from your brother-in-law or a link to watch rapping cows and definitely no spam.

Your personal Cartavi Inbox helps you keep your information much safer than your regular email application. It streamlines your workflow to make sure all your documents are organized and available to you and the folks who may need them—when they need them.

Everyone who signs up to Cartavi receives a personal inbound email address. If you subscribe to either our Basic or Premium plan, you also receive your own personal inbound fax number. Any document sent to your inbound email or fax number is automatically added to your Inbox, where you can delete it, save it in My Docs (if it’s a personal file), move it to a Transaction Room, or share it with other people.

Cartavi Inbox – Inbound Fax & Email

Email with a Special Purpose

As with any other email account, all messages sent to your Cartavi email address are received in your Inbox. The difference is that your Cartavi Inbox will only accept the documents attached to an email—not the message within it.

Cartavi Inbox

Your Cartavi email address can be used as a quick way to add documents into your account. For example, if someone emails a document to your regular address, and you want to move it to Cartavi to share with people in a transaction? Simply forward the message to your Cartavi email address. It will be waiting for you when you log in.

You can change your Cartavi email address whenever you want. Just go to My Account in the Cartavi web application, and click the Edit link next to Inbound Email (you cannot change your email address using the Cartavi mobile app).

Send and Receive Faxes Through Cartavi

With a subscription to either our Basic or Premium plan, you receive your own personal fax number and the ability to send and receive faxes through Cartavi. You can be miles from your office or the nearest copy center and still fax documents to anyone who needs them using Cartavi on the web or even your smartphone or iPad.

You can find your personal inbound fax number displayed in your Inbox, if you’re using Cartavi through your web browser. If you’re using Cartavi on your iPhone or Android smartphone, your fax number is available through the My Account icon on your home screen.

Cartavi for Android - My Account

If you already use an online fax service, such as eFax, you can still send your faxes to your Cartavi Inbox. With most services, all you need to do is add your Cartavi inbound email address as a forwarding address, so that all the faxes you receive through your current online fax provider will also be sent to your Cartavi Inbox.

Get Notified

The instant an email or fax is added to your Inbox, you’ll know through SMS and email notifications from Cartavi.

You can decide how you want to be notified by adjusting your Notifications settings under My Account on the Cartavi web app. By controlling the settings, you can decide whether you’d like to receive a text message or an email (or both) whenever you receive a Cartavi email or fax. If you’re logged in to the Cartavi mobile app, you’ll also be notified.

Cartavi notifications control panel

If you have any questions about the Inbox, please let us know by posting in the comments section below or emailing us directly at hello@cartavi.com.

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Who Won the iPad 2?

Congratulations to Hope Miller from Century 21 Aadvantage Gold.

Hope was one of many attendees who stopped by the Cartavi booth at the REALTORS® Conference and Expo in Anaheim, California and registered to win a 16GB wi-fi iPad 2. We selected Hope’s name this afternoon at random from all who signed up.

We will be attending more events like the NAR Expo in the future. Keep checking the blog for updates on our whereabouts. And if you’re at the same event, please come by and meet us.

If you attended the NAR Expo, we’d like to hear about your experience. Do you have any thoughts about our booth or our product? Please leave a comment below or email us at hello@cartavi.com.

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