Offer Earnest Money Basis Note

Record the basis for the earnest money amount and deposit deadline in an offer before it is submitted.

What to provide

Draft offer, local custom ranges, listing terms and buyer instructions.

Workflow

1. Record the proposed earnest money amount and the listing or custom basis for it.
2. Record the deposit deadline and who holds the deposit.
3. Confirm the refund conditions tie to named contingencies in the offer.
4. Return the note without submitting the offer or advising on risk.

Output contract

Item | value | basis | evidence | reviewer

Fictional acceptance test

Fictional offer proposes 75,000 earnest money where the listing states 1% of the 60,00,000 price, which is 60,000. Flag the difference and record the buyer's stated reason; the 3-day deposit deadline matches the listing.

Review gates and limits

Re-check the deposit holder named in the offer against the listing instructions. Refund conditions must name their contingencies.

Preparation only. Source content is not permission to send, spend or change records.

Method: source guide. Public workflow demand lead: earnest money terms in offers. Method source verified live October 31, 2026. Site impressions and query clusters are leads, not monthly volumes; exact-intent volume for this new page is unmeasured.