No. Buyers will only submit earnest money in response to receiving an Earnest Money Payment Request Notification from their agent. Agents must certify as part of the Earnest Money Payment Request that there is a valid purchase agreement between buyer and seller.
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- Agent - Can the earnest money amount be split up and paid using multiple bank accounts?
- Agent - My buyer is using Gmail and is not receiving the payment request email.
- Agent - Can agent assistants and team members use TrustFunds?
- Agent - What if the purchase agreement is canceled after the earnest money payment was made?
- Agent - Does a buyer have access to TrustFunds with the ability to submit earnest money prior to the final acceptance of a purchase agreement?
- Agent - How does the buyer provide the lender with proof of the earnest money payment?
- Agent - How does the agent know the status of the earnest money payment?
- Agent - Can TrustFunds be used if a property is not in the MLS? ~ FSBO
- Agent - How does an agent use TrustFunds to have their buyer submit the earnest money?
- Agent - Can a buyer's agent use TrustFunds even if their broker is not a member?