When you are buying a home for sale in Las Vegas, you'll put down an earnest money deposit. Earnest money is a good faith deposit that shows the seller you are really willing to buy their home. This deposit is important, because it makes a seller willing to take their home off the market to sell it to you. If you don't come up with an earnest money deposit, sellers may not think that you are serious about purchasing. You don't give your earnest money deposit directly to the seller. Instead, you give it to your real estate agent, who ensures that it is put in an escrow fund. No one is … Continue reading...