In arts and literature. 1  In the third episode of the first season in the miniseries North and South, Robert Guillaume portrayed Douglass during a speech about the American slave trade. 2  The 1989 film Glory featured Frederick Douglass as a friend of Francis George Shaw. He was played by Raymond St. Jacques.
1 You can close on your new home faster: If are buying your home with a mortgage, you typically have to wait between 30 and 45 days for the paperwork to finalize before you can close on the purchase. 2  If you are buying with cash, the transaction can take place in about one week.
Tip: Get the lender to pay the closing costs. If you're short on cash for the closing costs and can't roll the closing costs into the mortgage, some lenders will pay part or all of the closing costs, but in exchange you'll have to pay a higher interest rate on the loan, perhaps 0.25% or 0.50% higher.ip: Ask the seller to pay some of the closing costs. If you're short on cash for the closing costs and can't roll the closing costs into the mortgage, ask the seller if they're willing to pay part of the closing costs. It's not unusual for buyers to ask for this. Usually the worst that can happen is that they say no.