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Real Estate Principles Form

Use a Real Estate Principles Pdf template to make your document workflow more streamlined.

What the real estate principles form does

The Real Estate Principles Form organizes information used in a real estate transaction and creates a record for review, approval, and signature. In signNow, upload the document, review automatically detected fillable fields, add or confirm signer fields, and send it to the required parties. Each signer can review the assigned content and sign electronically when the transaction permits electronic execution. The completed form can be retained with its audit trail. ESIGN and UETA generally support electronic signatures, but state rules and statutory exclusions still apply.

Businesses that use real estate principles forms

The form is most useful when several parties must review, complete, and retain the same real estate information.

  • Independent real estate brokers use the form to organize property facts, client acknowledgments, agency disclosures, and transaction records before forwarding documents for signature.
  • Brokerage operations teams use repeatable form workflows to coordinate agents, buyers, sellers, and property managers while preserving completed records and signer history.
  • Property management companies use structured real estate records for leasing, tenant communications, and approvals, with signNow supporting remote completion from desktop or mobile devices.

These tasks are executed by both individual contributors and centralized administrators depending on organizational policy and required controls.

Who uses the real estate principles form

Real estate professionals

Real estate brokers and agents can complete property and transaction information before sending the form to clients, counterparties, or supervising brokers.

Property operations teams

Property managers and brokerage administrators can coordinate approvals, disclosures, and supporting records while keeping signer activity connected to the completed form.

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How the real estate form workflow works

The signNow workflow moves this real estate document from upload through field review, signer delivery, completion, and audit-trail storage.

  • Upload form: Upload the Real Estate Principles Form for processing.
  • Check fields: Review detected fields and add missing signer fields.
  • Send form: Send the prepared form to the required parties.
  • Store record: Collect signatures and store the completed record.

Steps to complete the real estate form

Prepare the Real Estate Principles Form in signNow by checking fields, assigning signers, and preserving the completed document with its audit trail.

  • Upload form:

    Upload the form to signNow.
  • Review fields:

    Review detected fields and correct placements.
  • Add signers:

    Add each signer in the required order.
  • Complete record:

    Send, collect signatures, and download the completed record.

What the real estate audit trail records

The audit trail links each signing event to the completed Real Estate Principles Form and supports later review of authenticity and document history.

01

Authenticate signer:

Records the signer’s authentication event.
02

Capture timestamp:

Captures the signing time and related event data.
03

Hash document:

Applies document integrity controls to the completed file.
04

Seal record:

Creates a tamper-evident completion record.
05

Record activity:

Logs signer actions and document history.
06

Export trail:

Allows authorized users to retrieve or export evidence.

Retention periods for signed real estate records

Retention depends on the record’s legal category; apply the controlling federal rule and preserve the completed form with its audit trail.

01

Three years after filing

Tax-related real estate records follow IRC §6501(a): three years from filing, or six years for substantial understatement.
02

Policy-defined transaction period

Lease and transaction records require a documented business retention policy; no federal period is established for this form.
03

Six years for PHI records

Records containing protected health information follow 45 CFR §164.530(j): six years from creation or last effective date.
04

Later of three years or one year

Employment records attached to a transaction follow 8 CFR §274a.2(b)(2)(i)(A): three years after hire or one year after termination, whichever is later.
05

Six years for broker-dealer records

Broker-dealer records connected to a transaction follow 17 CFR §240.17a-4: six years, with the first two years readily accessible.

Security for signed real estate records

Data in transit:

TLS 1.2 and 1.3

Data at rest:

AES-256 encryption

Security assurance:

SOC 2 Type II certified

Information security:

ISO 27001 certified

Signer authentication:

Two-factor authentication

Protected information:

HIPAA compliance with BAA

Integrations for real estate form workflows

Connect real estate form workflows with Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite, Google Drive, Box, Egnyte, Procore, or Microsoft 365 to reduce duplicate entry and centralize records.

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Procore
Zapier
Microsoft Teams
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Questions about completing this real estate form

Use these answers to resolve field, authentication, retention, and state-law questions before circulating the completed form.

Upload the form as a PDF or supported document, then review signNow’s detected fields. If a field is missing, place the required text, date, initials, or signature field manually before sending.

The Business plan includes legally binding eSignatures, templates, mobile apps, and audit trails. Business Premium adds bulk send, while Enterprise adds formula fields, conditional fields, and advanced signer authentication.

ESIGN and UETA generally recognize electronic signatures when intent, consent, attribution, and record retention are established. Consumer-facing transactions may also require the disclosure and access steps in 15 U.S.C. §7001(c).

Use signNow’s SMS code or other available authentication controls when the transaction requires stronger signer attribution. Advanced signer authentication is listed with the Enterprise plan; apply business and state requirements before sending.

Keep the completed form and audit trail together. Federal law does not provide one universal retention period for this form; classify it as a tax, property, brokerage, or other record first.

A real estate deed may require notarization under state law, and wills, codicils, testamentary trusts, and specified court or family-law documents are excluded from ESIGN’s general framework. Confirm state requirements before relying on electronic execution.

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