HELOC with zero balance

[Stephen Gibson Jr]

Hey everybody, 

I'm considering getting a HELOC to have some small repairs done on my primary residence.

If I were to say get a HELOC for 50k, use around 10k for these repairs and pay it off after a few months... when I go to get a mortage on a new property, would it impact me if it had already been paid off?

Or is it literally like a credit card, where they look at the actual balance or total line of credit?

Thanks