Also, somebody actually made a post that darn near glorified being poor because they get tax breaks and food stamps.

A stamped concrete patio never rots or needs to be stained!

Commissions, closing costs, transfer taxes, stamps etc.2.

The other thing you will need to have is the architectural drawings and scope of work to be able to finish the project that was actually permitted.Worst case scenario, the city could make you resubmit for a new permit, possibly meaning new drawings stamped by an architect, and all new licensed trades.

Can that time stamp be used to backdate the time of occupancy?

Title company saw all the outlandish Eastern European names involved in the title search and got all flustered, rubber-stamped the title search and sold us a policy.

If I go buy stamps at the post office for a normal letter 100 cost me $55.Does anyone have any tips for getting this cost lower?

My self-pay tenants, I told  that even if they'd only had a cut in hours, that they could apply for unemployment, and also food stamps, medicaid, and if there was a disabled person in the home who was receiving home care, or was on the verge of needing to go into a nursing home (God forbid right now), someone might be able to get paid by Medicaid to care for them at home. 

Some folks collect stamps.

Here is PA, there are certain cases where a copy of the trust agreement (including the declaration of the beneficiary) has to be sent to the state  (because they need proof that the transfer-stamp avoidance is within state guidelines), so this may also be a way to figure out what's going on with the trust.