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Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience. Earnest money is not necessary to make an otherwise accepted offer into a valid contract.

Earnest money is a buyer-performance item required to be deposited after a contract is fully executed. A contract could become effective even if no earnest money is required in the agreement.

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