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When you write your earnest money check you want to show the seller that you are serious about buying their house. If it is a $400,000 house you do not want to write a $500 check. It would be more appropriate to write a $5000 check. For a $200,000 house I would want you to write a $2,000 or $3,000 check. Sure you could write a bigger check for an earnest money deposit, but there is an potential issue when doing that.
Earnest money is usually between 1% and 3% of the home's purchase price. For a $400,000 home, earnest money may range between $4,000 and $12,000.The earnest money amount is usually included in the buyer's offer; buyers may try to make their bid seem more serious by offering more earnest money. If the sale falls through because of a failed contingency: you get the earnest money back without penalty. 2  If the buyer backs out of the sale for reasons not covered by a contingency: then the seller keeps the buyer's earnest money.