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Old 09-04-2018, 01:53 PM   #13028
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Originally Posted by lowside67 View Post
To be clear... your lawyer gave you a cheque instead of a draft or guaranteed funds? Assuming that's the case, your lawyer is a moron - of course banks are not going to take a risk over a non-guaranteed cheque for an amount that is way higher than you normally deal with. It's common sense - the bank is taking risk on the transaction and if it ever went sideways, you don't have nearly enough to make it whole.

It might be frustrating, but that is absolutely why both your realtor will require YOU to provide your deposit in certified funds and also why any competent law firm will do the same back for you.

-Mark
I triple check with my lawyer because what he give was just a regular cheque. He ensure me that's fine because is from a lawyer office. At least I won't going with him again.


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Originally Posted by Ludepower View Post
With large transactions shouldnt you have confirm the proper means of this goin smoothly with your banks and lawyer.

I hope you weren't trying for avoid the $7 service fee for a money order.
I even paid the $15 certifed fee to make sure is fine but it didn't lol.
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