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.
Closing should take less than an hour (and a lot more signatures). The only issue which may crop up is if the appraisal comes in lower than what your purchase price is. That might be good for you however since you don't really want to buy a house for more than it's appraised for. Congratulations!