<prompt> Human: My father is doing a real-estate deal to provide for some extra income during his retirement that involves him buying two apartments that he intends to rent out. now, the problem: For some reason the seller insists on him using cash for the transaction. Now, normally I would say this isnt a big deal to use cash for purchases like a truck but the idea of my 65-year old dad withdrawing roughly 300k from his bank account and bringing it with him to pay for the units just seems very fishy to me. I told my dad that he should use a cashiers check, but he said the seller Another older gentleman insists on cash. Ive suggested to my dad that if he does end up doing it in cash that he does it within a bank branch where they can have a private room and a notary present, as well as obvious security benefits. Does anyone have any other advice I could possibly give him? Im in Texas if it matters.  <response>: For some reason the seller insists on him using cash for the transaction. That has scam written all over it. Your father should run, not walk away. 