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DocuSign Envelope ID:25564DEE-41EF-45E7-80D8-212E6649AB56 <br /> have one(1)banking day after written notice to deliver cash, official bank check,wire transfer or electronic transfer to the payee. In <br /> the event Buyer does not timely deliver the required funds, Seller shall have the right to terminate this Contract upon written notice <br /> to Buyer. <br /> (e) "Earnest Money Deposit": The Initial Earnest Money Deposit, the Additional Earnest Money Deposit and any other earnest <br /> monies paid or required to be paid in connection with this transaction, collectively the"Earnest Money Deposit", shall be deposited <br /> and held in escrow by Escrow Agent until Closing, at which time it will be credited to Buyer, or until this Contract is otherwise <br /> terminated. In the event: (1) this offer is not accepted; or (2) a condition of any resulting contract is not satisfied, then the Earnest <br /> Money Deposit shall be refunded to Buyer. In the event of breach of this Contract by Seller, the Earnest Money Deposit shall be <br /> refunded to Buyer upon Buyer's request, but such return shall not affect any other remedies available to Buyer for such breach. In <br /> the event of breach of this Contract by Buyer, the Earnest Money Deposit shall be paid to Seller as liquidated damages and as <br /> Seller's sole and exclusive remedy for such breach,but without limiting Seller's rights under Paragraphs 4(d)and 4(e)for damage to <br /> the Property or Seller's right to retain the Due Diligence Fee. It is acknowledged by the parties that payment of the Earnest Money <br /> Deposit to Seller in the event of a breach of this Contract by Buyer is compensatory and not punitive, such amount being a <br /> reasonable estimation of the actual loss that Seller would incur as a result of such breach. The payment of the Earnest Money <br /> Deposit to Seller shall not constitute a penalty or forfeiture but actual compensation for Seller's anticipated loss, both parties <br /> acknowledging the difficulty determining Seller's actual damages for such breach. If legal proceedings are brought by Buyer or <br /> Seller against the other to recover the Earnest Money Deposit,the prevailing party in the proceeding shall be entitled to recover from <br /> the non-prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and court costs incurred in connection with the proceeding. <br /> (f) "Escrow Agent" (insert name): N/A <br /> NOTE: In the event of a dispute between Seller and Buyer over the disposition of the Earnest Money Deposit held in escrow, a <br /> licensed real estate broker ("Broker") is required by state law (and Escrow Agent, if not a Broker, hereby agrees) to retain the <br /> Earnest Money Deposit in the Escrow Agent's trust or escrow account until Escrow Agent has obtained a written release from the <br /> parties consenting to its disposition or until disbursement is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.Alternatively,if a Broker or <br /> an attorney licensed to practice law in North Carolina ("Attorney") is holding the Earnest Money Deposit, the Broker or Attorney <br /> may deposit the disputed monies with the appropriate clerk of court in accordance with the provisions of N.C.G.S. §93A-12. <br /> THE PARTIES AGREE THAT A REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE FIRM ACTING AS ESCROW AGENT MAY PLACE THE <br /> EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT IN AN INTEREST BEARING TRUST ACCOUNT AND THAT ANY INTEREST EARNED <br /> THEREON SHALL BE DISBURSED TO THE ESCROW AGENT MONTHLY IN CONSIDERATION OF THE EXPENSES <br /> INCURRED BY MAINTAINING SUCH ACCOUNT AND RECORDS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. <br /> (g) "Effective Date": The date that: (1)the last one of Buyer and Seller has signed or initialed this offer or the final counteroffer,if <br /> any,and(2) such signing or initialing is communicated to the party making the offer or counteroffer,as the case may be. The parties <br /> acknowledge and agree that the initials lines at the bottom of each page of this Contract are merely evidence of their having <br /> reviewed the terms of each page,and that the complete execution of such initials lines shall not be a condition of the effectiveness of <br /> this Agreement. <br /> (h) "Due Diligence": Buyer's opportunity to investigate the Property and the transaction contemplated by this Contract, including <br /> but not necessarily limited to the matters described in Paragraph 4 below,to decide whether Buyer, in Buyer's sole discretion, will <br /> proceed with or terminate the transaction. <br /> (i) "Due Diligence Fee": A negotiated amount, if any,paid by Buyer to Seller with this Contract for Buyer's right to terminate the <br /> Contract for any reason or no reason during the Due Diligence Period. It shall be the property of Seller upon the Effective Date and <br /> shall be a credit to Buyer at Closing. The Due Diligence Fee shall be non-refundable except in the event of a material breach of this <br /> Contract by Seller,or if this Contract is terminated under Paragraph 8(n)or Paragraph 12,or as otherwise provided in any addendum <br /> hereto. Buyer and Seller each expressly waive any right that they may have to deny the right to conduct Due Diligence or to assert <br /> any defense as to the enforceability of this Contract based on the absence or alleged insufficiency of any Due Diligence Fee,it being <br /> the intent of the parties to create a legally binding contract for the purchase and sale of the Property without regard to the existence <br /> or amount of any Due Diligence Fee. <br /> (j) "Due Diligence Period": The period beginning on the Effective Date and extending through 5:00 p.m. on <br /> April 29, 2019 TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE. <br /> (k) "Settlement": The proper execution and delivery to the closing attorney of all documents necessary to complete the transaction <br /> contemplated by this Contract, including the deed, settlement statement, deed of trust and other loan or conveyance documents, and <br /> the closing attorney's receipt of all funds necessary to complete such transaction. <br /> (1) "Settlement Date": The parties agree that Settlement will take place on April 30, 2019 <br /> (the"Settlement Date"),unless otherwise agreed in writing,at a time and place designated by Buyer. <br /> Page 2 of 13 <br /> °5 STANDARD FORM 2-T <br /> Revised 7/2018 <br /> Buyer initials Seller initials ©7/2018 <br /> Produced with zipForm®by zipLogix 18070 Fifteen Mile Road,Fraser,Michigan 48026 www.zipLoaix.com 509 Central <br />