Earnest Money, Made Easier: REsides and Earnnest

Paper checks slow transactions down.

They have to be collected, copied, delivered, tracked, deposited, and sometimes chased. For agents, that can mean driving across town for a check instead of advising a client. For buyers, it can mean one more stressful step in an already time-sensitive process. For brokers, it can mean more manual follow-up and less visibility into where the deposit stands.

That is why REsides has partnered with Earnnest to give subscribers a faster, safer, digital way to handle earnest money payments.

With Earnnest, agents can request earnest money from their phone or desktop. Buyers can complete the payment digitally. Escrow attorneys and escrow-holding offices can receive and track funds without relying on paper checks or wire transfers.

After switching to Earnnest through REsides:

• Agents no longer need to pick up, carry, copy, or deliver paper checks.

• Buyers can send earnest money digitally from wherever they are.

• Brokers get a cleaner, more consistent payment process.

• Escrow attorneys can receive and track deposits securely.

• Receipts and payment updates are easier to manage.

• Transactions move forward with fewer manual steps and fewer avoidable delays.

The best part is that Earnnest does not just help agents. It also helps the escrow attorneys and offices they work with.

To use the service, an escrow attorney or escrow-holding office needs to create a free Earnnest account. That simple step allows them to receive digital earnest money payments, view payment status, and keep a clearer record of deposits coming into their office.

For attorneys, this is not about adding another complicated system. It is about reducing check handling, improving visibility, and making the deposit process easier for the transactions they already support.

Once the escrow attorney is set up, the process is simple. The agent sends the buyer a digital earnest money request. The buyer submits the payment electronically. The escrow office can track the payment from request to deposit.

For REsides agents and brokers, this creates an easy next step: invite your preferred escrow attorneys to sign up before the next transaction is waiting on a check. Setup is free, and once they are connected, future transactions can move faster with less back-and-forth.

For REsides, the impact shows up most clearly in what no longer has to happen. Fewer check handoffs. Fewer bank trips. Fewer status questions. Less time spent chasing paperwork, receipts, and deposit updates.

Earnnest gives agents, brokers, buyers, and escrow attorneys a cleaner way to move earnest money through the transaction.

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