I tried Right Signature and would definitely NOT recommend it.  I found it impossible to get working, despite a conversation with their tech support (they took several hours to call back, but were knowledgeable and useful).  However in the 14 days between signing up and cancelling they charged me $4 and then $14 (2 days after cancellation).  When I called the company that made the charge, they had no record and claimed they had never heard of Right Signature.

When I called Right Signature, they claimed they had never heard of me, but did manage to locate one of the 4 e-mails they had sent me.  A short while ago, after a 4 day wait, they have just found my account and confirmed they did make the charges.

I prepare my basic rental agreement in Word.  For each renter I change the dates, amount, name etc and print to pdf -(www.dopdf.com) has a free pdf converter.  Since I still get payment by check, mail works for me.

We do exactly what Linda does: MS Word doc with an image of my signature.  We ask the client to sign on the contract signature page, and ask for that back along with damage and rental deposit.  Invariably, they use a traditional pen and ink signature.

In RI, electronic sigs are valid, but in some states, I'm told, they are not yet legally binding.  The terms of our rental contract are governed by local law, so we're fine, but if you're going to get into e-signatures, check to make sure that the locality that governs your contract (generally where your rental property is located) allows e-signatures, else you have an invalid and unenforceable contract...

Jim Van

Avondale Properties

http://www.AvondaleRI.com

I use Right Signature and absolutely love it.  It is very easy to use.  My only suggestion is to notify the potential renters that the contract is on its way and that they should be looking for an e-mail from Right Signature.  I have noticed that the emails went into their spam files and they never saw it coming so again, you must tell them to be looking for it. 

Best of luck