Does the FIRPTA buyer really withhold 15% of the whole price at the first payment?
I'm selling US real estate to a US buyer on installments. My buyer's attorney says they have to withhold 15% of the entire sale price out of the first payment, but my down payment is small and that withholding is more than the cash changing hands. Is that right, or should it be 15% of each installment?
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