Earnest Deposit/ Contract

[Jesse Nelson]

Hello all, I'm new to investing and want to get started. I'm curious on when I sign a purchase and sales agreement with the seller, do I give the earnest money to the sellers title company or the buyers title company? Also, what is the best way to make sure your contract is legal? Is using a lawyer the best way, or is that unnecessary? I just don't want to get caught up with bad contracts. I'm have the "flip mans" contract (he's from YouTube) that he uses, just unsure if I can use that. I'm located in Wisconsin, as I'm sure states have different laws. Thanks for the help in advance! Jesse