In Georgia, earnest money must be deposited within:

A 24-hour deposit requirement is not the standard in Georgia and would be impractical given that contracts are often signed late in the evening or on weekends when banks are closed; no state uses a 24-hour earnest money deposit rule.

Ten business days is far too long a period and does not reflect Georgia law; allowing 10 days before depositing earnest money would leave buyer funds unprotected and create significant risk of broker misconduct or insolvency during that window.

'As agreed in the contract' is an appealing distractor because contracts can indeed specify many things, but Georgia law sets a mandatory maximum deposit deadline of 5 banking days that cannot be waived or extended by private contract agreement between the parties.