Contracts & E-Signatures

Send a staging agreement, get it signed, get the signed PDF back. All without leaving StagePulse, emailing a Word doc, or paying for a separate e-signature tool.

How It Works

1. Set up a template once with your standard terms, pricing language, and liability clauses.
2. Create a contract from the template for a specific project — variables like client name, property address, and staging fee get filled in automatically.
3. Send it — the signer gets an email with a magic link that lasts 30 days.
4. Signer clicks the link, reviews the contract in the browser, types or draws their signature, and agrees to terms.
5. You get a signed PDF back in StagePulse, linked to the project.

No login required for the signer. No uploads. No copy-paste between tools.

Creating a Template

1. Go to Templates → Contracts
2. Click + New Template
3. Give it a name (e.g. "Standard Staging Agreement 2026")
4. Write the contract body in the editor
5. Insert variables from the sidebar — {{client_name}}, {{property_address}}, {{staging_fee}}, etc. These get substituted with real values when you send a contract.
6. Mark one template as Default — it's the one pre-selected when you create a new contract.

You can have as many templates as you want — different terms for long-term stagings, high-end properties, or specific brokerages.

Sending a Contract

1. Open the project
2. Go to Contracts (or Documents) tab
3. Click + New Contract
4. Pick a template
5. Review the pre-filled contract (variables are already substituted — edit anything that's wrong)
6. Add the signer's name and email
7. Optionally CC up to 5 additional recipients
8. Click Send

The signer gets an email. The magic link in that email is good for 30 days — after that, you'll need to resend.

What the Signer Sees

The signer opens the link and sees:

• The full contract, formatted
• Fields to type or draw their signature
• An "I agree to the terms" checkbox
• A Sign and Submit button

Once they submit, StagePulse:

• Generates a PDF with their signature, the date, and their IP address baked in
• Stores it in the project's documents
• Notifies you that it's signed

Custom Branding

If you want contracts to carry your business logo and brand color instead of the default StagePulse look, configure it under Templates → Contracts → Custom Branding:

• Logo — PNG/JPEG/SVG up to 2 MB
• Accent color — the color used for buttons and links in the signer's view
• Email "From" name — how the signing invitation appears in the signer's inbox
• Footer text — e.g. your business address, registration number, or a short legal line

Branding applies to all contracts sent from that business.

Tracking a Contract

From the project's Contracts tab you can see:

• Status: Draft, Sent, Signed, Declined, Expired
• Email activity: when the signer opened the email (if tracking is enabled for your email setup)
• Send history: if you resent the contract, every version is logged
• Download: the signed PDF is downloadable anytime

What Contracts Don't Do

• Single signer per contract: if you need two parties to sign the same contract (e.g., husband and wife both listed as sellers), create two contracts — one for each. Multi-party signing on a single contract is on the roadmap but not built yet.
• No witnessed/notarized signing: the signature is a typed/drawn name with timestamp and IP, not a legally-witnessed or notary-backed signature. Talk to a lawyer about what level of verification your jurisdiction requires.
• No counter-offers or redlines: signers can't propose edits. They sign what you sent, or they don't.
• No PDF upload to sign: you can't drop a third-party PDF in and have StagePulse get it signed. Contracts must come from a template.
• No edit after sending: once sent, you can't edit in place. Cancel the outstanding contract and send a new one if terms need to change.

Related

• Creating Projects — contracts attach to projects
• Adding Contacts — sellers and brokers are the typical signers
• Email Prefix — custom email setup affects how contract emails arrive