Folders are RealtySlate Docs / year / property address and transaction number, so one transaction is always one folder.
RealtySlate integration · Document storage
Google Drive Backup for Real Estate Transaction Documents
Every document on a transaction is copied into a Google Drive account your brokerage owns — not only the ones RealtySlate put a signature on. Disclosures, inspection reports, lender letters and addenda are copied the same way an executed contract is, into folders anybody can read without special software.
What moves between them
Exactly what RealtySlate sends to Google Drive
No guesswork about what an integration does once it is switched on.
From RealtySlateBecomesWhy it matters
Every transaction documentA file in your Drive, in a folder per propertyYour paperwork stops depending on your software subscription.
Executed signature documentsThe flattened signed PDF, filed with the transactionThe document a regulator would ask for, in a place you control.
Documents with no transaction yetA file under the year's Other folder, moved automatically if it is later attached to a dealA brokerage relationship disclosure signed before there is a property still gets backed up.
Setting it up
Connect Google Drive in a few minutes
Every RealtySlate integration is configured from the Connections area by an authorized administrator, and each one can be disconnected from the same place.
Steps
1Open Connections and press Connect on Document Backup, then choose Google Drive.
2Sign in to Google and approve. RealtySlate only asks for permission to create files it puts there.
3Press "Back up everything already on file" once so existing documents are copied too.
4Nothing else. New documents are copied automatically as they are uploaded or signed.
Worth knowing before you connect
Limits, direction and cost, stated plainly
The things a brokerage usually finds out later.
The year is the year the deal began, not the year it closed. A property listed in 2026 that closes in January 2027 keeps every document in 2026, which is where accounting expects it.
RealtySlate requests the drive.file scope, which reaches only files this application itself created. The rest of your Drive is invisible to it.
One direction. Deleting a document in RealtySlate does not remove the copy from your Drive.
You can connect Dropbox and OneDrive at the same time. Every document goes to all of them, and nothing is copied twice.
No cost. The storage is your own Google account.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about the Google Drive integration
Does RealtySlate back up documents to Google Drive?
Yes. Every transaction document, including executed signature documents, is copied into a Google Drive account your brokerage owns, filed by year and property.
Can RealtySlate see the rest of my Google Drive?
No. The integration uses Google's drive.file scope, which grants access only to files the application itself created. Everything else in your Drive is invisible to it.
What happens to my documents if I stop using RealtySlate?
They stay in your Google Drive. That is the point of the feature — the files are in an account you control, in ordinary folders, readable without any software from us.
Can I back up to more than one place?
Yes. Google Drive, Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive can be connected at the same time, and every document is copied into each. RealtySlate records what it placed in each account separately, so nothing is duplicated and disconnecting one leaves the others untouched.
Does it back up documents that were uploaded before I connected?
Yes, once you press "Back up everything already on file". Without that, only documents added after connecting are copied.
Related integrations
What else RealtySlate connects to
Dropbox Backup for Real Estate Transaction DocumentsCopy every transaction document into your brokerage's own Dropbox automatically, filed by year and property, with no ongoing work.Microsoft OneDrive Backup for Real Estate Transaction DocumentsCopy every real estate transaction document into your brokerage's own Microsoft OneDrive or Microsoft 365 account, filed by year and property.Built-In E-Signature for Real Estate DocumentsSend, sign and store real estate documents inside RealtySlate, with a legally meaningful audit trail and no per-envelope e-signature bill.
See RealtySlate in action
See the Google Drive integration in a working brokerage.
Explore the free demo now or request a guided walkthrough for your brokerage.