Whatever is going on around the rest of the nation is only relevant if it affects me. 

If you are dealing with a national or even a regional bank that is probably why you are hitting that financing road block.Have you contacted any banks that are portfolio lenders or in other words banks that hold their own paper? 

Among national companies Fidelity is usually a good choice, although some local offices of most national title companies still will not like same-day deals.  

I wanted to share how I am beginning to try and save money on these things in 2015 as well as see if anyone in the Cedar Rapids, IA area has been doing any of this or has any of there own tips.I am prior service ARMY National Gaurd so I take advantage of the 10% military discount at Lowes, HD and even Ar Jays. 

At the same time, I am sure I will have numerous questions to ask and research.

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Your property may be worth more in dollars numerically but be of less value in an absolute sense when inflation is factored in.Of late, T-Bills and CD's tend to have interest rates below the real rate of inflation.

There are numerous wholesaling threads in the BP Blog and Member Blogs which deal with this and are a great resource.

It almost seems inevitable, as national borders don't seem to matter much here anymore.Precious metals seem like a good hedge against inflation.

It was supposed to say FNT or Fidelity National Title.My apologizes for the typo.