Each jurisdiction is different, but typically include a substantial deposit due same day up to full price deposited that day. 

I haven't sold yet, I've been analyzing property to get a head start on the 45-day timeline of identifying the potential replacement property (and because I enjoy analyzing property). 

NAREB but I never saw that in any of the articles).

So, we require a nonrefundable Retainer Fee for 90 days of our time to find a rental property.

I’m so appreciative for you letting me know as I might’ve not seen that for days!

The investor who bought this home owns an asset that is cash flow positive from day one and one that will benefit from all 5 profit centers of rental property investing for many years to come.

Just another tail of MF not working for investors seems to be a real run on it these days.

Though I have purchased some with a mix where 330+ days a year, people parked in the driveway and the street except when there were snow bans, but there was enough room to fit everyone in the driveway/parking lot, and that was a hassle to deal with some days. 

The withholding can also be stopped altogether, and only actual taxes owed will be collected by filing form MW506NRS at least 21 days prior to settlement and filing it with the Comptroller of Marylands office to get the exact actual tax owed calculated. 

Every next step of the process gets executed days or weeks after it's supposed to.