Keith Collison at Republic Bank and then Justin Lee at New American Funding. 

@Sam Bellerose Thanks for the detailed answer!

All did a great job but one was almost 1/2 the price in closing costs which was First American Title.

Both cities are expensive to buy real estate in and many Americans consider Miami and Charleston to have a high cost of living.Labour:Reliability and affordability is a problem in both cities but Charleston is especially bad.

.), I also am a remote employee that works at the comfort of my own home (like many American's amidst this pandemic).

You might want to join an association (like AAPL American Association of Private Lenders), or attend a seminar.

I've actually been working toward this goal prior to Covid, saving my pennies bit by bit to put down 20% on a good old-fashioned Conventional Loan (The Great American Dream)......

(Note on plastiq.com: they are not able to convert American Express to cash transfers). 

I will caveat this with the acknowledgment that Americans are very fast to take on debt in the form of monthly payments.

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