Anonymous
Post 02/23/2018 10:56     Subject: Making Earnest Money Deposit Stick (and Mean Something)

My realtor told me in his 20 years of working he'd never lost an EMD yet for a buyer.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2018 10:51     Subject: Re:Making Earnest Money Deposit Stick (and Mean Something)

Anonymous wrote:we got a 100K EMD back without much issue. No lawyers or anything. It was with a builder, not an individual.


Yes, OP is trying to prevent what you did.

I agree that EMDs are scams. The point is that you're supposed to lose it if you walk away for a reason other than an agreed upon contingency.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2018 08:38     Subject: Re:Making Earnest Money Deposit Stick (and Mean Something)

we got a 100K EMD back without much issue. No lawyers or anything. It was with a builder, not an individual.