Create an Earnnest Account

Earnnest is a secure, convenient, digital payments platform that allows for fully digital transfers of funds in real estate transactions. With Earnnest you can complete earnest money transfers digitally in minutes, saving you and your clients time and effort, while allowing you to avoid failed payments, delays, and fraud.

Keller Williams has partnered with Earnnest to bring you secure and convenient digital earnest money deposits, allowing you to request and receive payments at any time, from anywhere. After you set up an account with Earnnest, you can use the Earnnest + Command integration to send earnest money requests through buyer and listing Opportunities in Command.

For more information, see Use Earnnest to Send a Digital Earnest Money Request.

To create an Earnnest account, complete the following steps:

  1. Go to https://earnnest.com and click Sign In, at the top right of the page.

  2. Enter the Email address you want associated with Earnnest, and click Continue.

    It is recommended that you use the email address associated with the KW Marketplace. If you want to use a different email address, you can edit the email address associated with the Marketplace.

    For more information, see Verify/Update Email Address Associated with the KW Marketplace.

  3. You will receive an Earnnest email with a six digit validation code. Enter the six digit code (sent from support@earnnest.com), and click Continue.

    Note

    This code expires after five minutes.

  4. On the New Earrnest Account window, enter your First name, Last name, and Phone number. Click Create.

    Note

    The phone number must be able to receive SMS text messages.

  5. Verify your phone number and click Continue.

  6. You will receive a verification text message from Earnnest, enter the six digit code and click Continue.

  7. On the What type of account do you need? window, select Register as an Individual and click Continue.

  8. Click Begin.

  9. At the top right of the page, click the menu icon and click Logout.

  10. Close the window and you are now ready to start sending digital earnest money requests through Command.

For more information, see Use Earnnest to Send a Digital Earnest Money Request.