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An earnest money deposit is a good faith deposit that a buyer puts forth to secure the contract and to illustrate to the seller the seriousness of their investment. The following are some guidelines as to how/who a buyer should facilitate their earnest deposit to:Never give an earnest money deposit to the seller.Make the deposit payable to a reputable third party such as a well known real estate brokerage, legal firm, escrow company or title company.Verify that the third party will deposit the funds into a separately maintained trust account.Obtain a receipt.It is unadvisable to authorize a release of your earnest money (or a pass-through) until your transaction closes.
ANYTHING or any amount can be used as Earnest Money as this is about the mutual contract between the contracting parties. this is the satisfaction of the seller that on what thing or money he is ready to accept as EARNEST MONEY OR DEPOSIT. this is to secure the transaction and it is the satisfaction of the seller only
Earnest Money Deposit. It is show the seriousness of the buyer in carrying out the transaction
The earnest money deposit is held in an escrow account until the closing takes place. At closing the earnest money is either credited to your side to add to your down payment or it can be credited back to you in the form of a check. If your deal does not close there are different rules in each state as to how the earnest money will be handled.
You need to review your contract to determine how and if you can get your deposit back.
He was an earnest man. He performed his task in earnest.
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Matthew Earnest's birth name is Matthew Walter Earnest.
Earnest Rhone's birth name is Earnest Calvin Rhone.
Earnest Byner's birth name is Earnest Alexander Byner.
The look on his face was so earnest that she believed him. His earnest devotion to her was a source of great comfort.