Get you a faster contract2.  

I had a "bank-roll" nearly the size of yours and a nice annual income.

Without a means to make this loan close any faster, I've been looking around at what my options are.

I would just say learn more about leveraging money and how to use OPM (other people's money) to structure your future deals because your potential for growth will be faster.

Gas logs at Lowes start at $169There are Youtube videos on how to put them inI'd probably budget 500-1,000 depending on price of the logs and distance to gas lineUsing CSST pipe will probably make the job faster

He basically owns an entire street, and he was able to payoff the mortgages faster because he puts $0...THAT'S RIGHT...ZERO DOLLARS...into a general maintenance account. 

But to answer your question, yes it's possible to work out all the details over the phone but I've never bought a property over the phone, at some point you have to put a contract in their hand anyway and I've found that it's easier to build rapport, trust and iron out any issues faster and better by doing it face to face rather than over the phone. 

If you plan to buy before the drop be a little pickier on locations and age of the houses you look at. new can mean less issues and will maintain their values better if it drops, plus they will go back up faster.  

I think it is more prudent to sell a sub2 faster than later.  12 months is a time period that a lender if they were thinking of calling the loan due may wait.Think now on this...If you had 5 sub2s on wraps with the same lender, wouldn't that be a mess if the loans were called at once?

They do better if you pay faster.4.