Is it safe for Investor Buyer pay with Company Check?

Is it safe for Investor Buyer pay with Company Check?

Rental Property Investor · Sugar Land, TX · Member since 2013 · 113 posts · 27 votes

I'm selling my land investment to another investor. I typically request payment in the form of Cashiers Check or Wire Transfer. This investor only pays with a company check.

Is this normal? Do I have recourse if the check doesn't clear? I'm in Texas.

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Attorney · Houston · Member since 2022 · 84 posts · 116 votes
4y

This can easily be taken care of through a certified check, wire, money order, or cashier's check. etc. If the company is reputable and in good standing, possibly there won't be a problem but most transactions I've dealt with are the certified check, wire, money order, or cashier's check.

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  • Investor · Bayside, NY · Member since 2017 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    4y

    @Robert Sims

    Request the company check be certified, i.e. payment via a certified company check.

  • Kenneth GarrettPro Member
    Investor · Florida Panhandle/Illinois · Member since 2016 · 4k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    4y

    @Robert Sims

    Do not accept anything other than a wire or cashiers check.  That is just taking a big risk.  Even with friends and family I require a wire or cashiers check.  

  • Real Estate Professional · West Palm Beach, FL · Member since 2012 · 23k+ posts · 13k+ votes
    4y

    @Robert Sims No way, no how.

  • Ben ScottPro Member
    Property Manager · Oklahoma City, OK · Member since 2019 · 579 posts · 351 votes
    4y

    The bank that handles the company account should be able to issue a certified check. If the buyer refuses, there is an issue there, I'd think.

  • Attorney · Houston · Member since 2022 · 84 posts · 116 votes
    4y

    This can easily be taken care of through a certified check, wire, money order, or cashier's check. etc. If the company is reputable and in good standing, possibly there won't be a problem but most transactions I've dealt with are the certified check, wire, money order, or cashier's check.

  • Investor · Las Vegas, NV · Member since 2013 · 8k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    4y

    Meet at the buyers bank and cash it before signing closing docs? Otherwise you might as well accept an iou written on a napkin. 

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