Colorado earnest money deadline
When the buyer's good-faith deposit has to reach escrow. Miss it and the seller may be able to cancel, so it's usually the first deadline on any deal.
Colorado Real Estate Commission Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate (Residential), CBS1
CBS1, mandatory use date January 1, 2026 (check the current version on the Division of Real Estate site)
Earnest Money Deadline
The form leaves the number of calendar days after the Effective Date blank, so it is whatever the parties negotiated.
Set in the Dates and Deadlines table. Enter the number of days (or date) from your contract.
Source: www.propertealaw.com · checked 2026-10-16
If it falls on a weekend or holiday
- Earnest Money Deadline: It does not move for weekends or holidays.
Each deadline is a date or number of days the parties write into the Dates and Deadlines table. A blank, 'N/A' or 'Deleted' deadline doesn't apply. When counting days, exclude the first day and include the last. A day ends at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time unless a Time of Day Deadline is written in. The parties check whether a deadline on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday 'Will' or 'Will Not' extend to the next day that isn't one. If neither box is checked, it does NOT extend. ClosingCal assumes 'Will Not', so if your contract checks 'Will', move any weekend or holiday dates forward.
Worked example: Colorado Real Estate Commission Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate, CBS1
Colorado Real Estate Commission Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate (Residential), CBS1. Effective Date Friday, October 16, 2026. Calculated with the same rules as the calculator.
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Earnest Money Deadline uses 3 days as a placeholder because the form leaves it blank | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
Negotiated a different number?
Change it in the calculator and every date that depends on it recalculates.
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How is the "Earnest Money Deadline" calculated on the Colorado Real Estate Commission Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate (Residential), CBS1?
The form leaves the number of calendar days after the Effective Date blank, so it is whatever the parties negotiated. It does not move for weekends or holidays.
Do weekends count for this deadline in Colorado?
Each deadline is a date or number of days the parties write into the Dates and Deadlines table. A blank, 'N/A' or 'Deleted' deadline doesn't apply. When counting days, exclude the first day and include the last. A day ends at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time unless a Time of Day Deadline is written in. The parties check whether a deadline on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday 'Will' or 'Will Not' extend to the next day that isn't one. If neither box is checked, it does NOT extend. ClosingCal assumes 'Will Not', so if your contract checks 'Will', move any weekend or holiday dates forward.
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