Hawkers - always in writing in on the standard reiwa type contract form. You can down load these on line.
A cash deposit of $5K is the norm these days. A friend of mine brought an IP a few weeks ago and the agent asked for a $20K deposit, I personally would have told him to jam it. They ended up giving him $10K which I believe is still to high. Sounds like he wanted his commission prior to settlement.
