Funnily enough I sold a house from a foreign country at the end of last year, and while I found the process annoying (there are always problems with buying/selling property), the number of signatures wasn't a problem.
One of the problems I came across was the number of things I had to send through the postal system. Apparently scanned documents (signed) weren't good, and using a fax machine wasn't an option either.
So I had to print forms, sign them, and then mail them - always with tight deadlines. Luckily only one piece of mail was lost en route, and it was skipped in the end.
(I also had to mail back the physical bundle of title-deeds, something I was told previously was all electronic these days. Fascinating documents though, I remember when we paid off the property we received them and there are copies of each sale contract/price details since the place was built in around 1890. First sale was for £400, then the next for £1200, and every 1, 5, 20 years it would sell for more. Went for £162,500 when I sold it. That's a huge jump from the starting price!)
One of the problems I came across was the number of things I had to send through the postal system. Apparently scanned documents (signed) weren't good, and using a fax machine wasn't an option either.
So I had to print forms, sign them, and then mail them - always with tight deadlines. Luckily only one piece of mail was lost en route, and it was skipped in the end.
(I also had to mail back the physical bundle of title-deeds, something I was told previously was all electronic these days. Fascinating documents though, I remember when we paid off the property we received them and there are copies of each sale contract/price details since the place was built in around 1890. First sale was for £400, then the next for £1200, and every 1, 5, 20 years it would sell for more. Went for £162,500 when I sold it. That's a huge jump from the starting price!)