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Can a builder ask for a 20% earnest money?

Raja Nahs
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Hello,

Is it normal for a builder to ask for 20% earnest money for an investment property in Dallas Texas?

Thanks!

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Catherine Coy
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Catherine Coy
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In this environment with inventory so low, a builder can ask you to stand on the corner and cluck like a chicken.

Catherine Coy

Loan Originator

Shore Capital Corporation

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