Getting earnest money for offer on out of state property

[Kelly Byrd]

Maybe I'm just overcomplicating things and avoiding the obvious solution, but I thought I would try forums.

We're investing out of state and making several offers. For earnest money, should I just send a check via USPS to my Realtor or do the pros here have a faster and easier method? I thought maybe I could have a national bank do an Official Check at a local branch or something similar. Any ideas?