Wednesday 28 August 2013 07.16 EDT First published on Wednesday 28 August 2013 07.16 EDT. Pho bÃ² usually contains two or more cuts of beef, often cooked brisket and raw slices of topside of beef, along with tendon. But in North Vietnam the soup only contains slices of raw beef.
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.
In my opinion, an unusually large amount of earnest money strengthens your offer a bit and an unusually small amount of earnest money weakens your offer a lot. Donât Low Ball the Earnest Money Putting down a small amount of earnest money will often raise red flags in the mind of the seller. 1  The seller may think you arenât very serious about buying the house and become less flexible in price negotiations. 2  The seller may look at everything in your offer suspiciously if you come in with a suspiciously low amount of earnest money.