Earnest Money Deposit
Home Buyers: Pay your earnest money digitally using any bank, at any time, from anywhere—even your couch! Digging out your checkbook and driving a check across town to escrow is now a thing of the past.
Use the secure, convenient, digital payment platform to pay your earnest money online, click the button to get started.
First Alliance Title uses Earnnest for Digital Payments
Earnnest is a payments solution for the real estate industry and is the largest digital earnest money service in the nation.
Earnnest payments are:
• Secure and private—we never store your information
• Available with any bank, any time, anywhere
• Safer than checks and cheaper than wires
• An ACH payment, learn more about ACH payments here.
Earnnest Reciepts:
Once you pay, a payment receipt will be generated automatically and emailed to you.
The agent, First Alliance Title, and any other parties your agent included in the request will also receive receipts.
Visit earnnest.com/homebuyer-resources for answers to common questions.
Your Guide to Earnest Money
What is earnest money and why does it matter?
What is earnest money?
A payment to show the home seller that the homebuyer is sincere about buying.
When do I pay earnest money?
The timing of your payment is generally stated in your contract. In most cases, earnest money is due simultaneously with, or shortly after, the contract is signed by both buyer and seller.
Where does the earnest money go?
Typically, earnest money is held by a third party escrow holder. In this case, First Alliance Title is the party designated in the contract.
Does earnest money count towards the cost of the house?
In most cases, homebuyers receive credit for their earnest money deposit at time of closing.