@Samuel Metcalf- sorry ...getting  heloc on the rental duplex  will be hard / impossible to obtain ....if you can  get one - it would be a great option to use for the  remodel / landscape ....if you have  50K equity in your primary -you likely dont have  ample equity position to get a HELOC  on it as the max  comboned loan to value for helc lenders is  85%  ( maybe  90% ) ...I would try getting helocs on both to see whats possible ...if no heloc is possible - use the cash on hand for the purchase down payment / closing costs / loan fee/ prepaids and then use future accumulated savings for landscaping 

When it came time to to buy and close on the home the management company had compiled 4 yrs of payment history that was reported to credit bureaus and had all ready reported the prepaid 10k down to the seller too.

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Below is a list of the states and their requirements for prepay AL Alabama Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleAK Alaska No N/A N/A N/AAR Arkansas Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleAZ Arizona Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleCA California Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleCO Colorado Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleCT Connecticut Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleDC District of Columbia Yes 2 months interest on prepaid amt that exceeds 1/3 of original UPB36 Months Refinance or saleDE Delaware Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleFL Florida Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleGA Georgia Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleHI Hawaii Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleIA Iowa Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleID Idaho Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleIL Illinois Yes No restrictions None Refinance or sale Borrower must be corporation if interest rate is > 8%IN Indiana Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleKS Kansas Yes No restrictions 6 months Refinance or saleKY Kentucky Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleLA Louisiana Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleMA Massachusetts Yes No restrictions 36 Months Refinance or saleMD Maryland Yes No restrictions 36 Months Refinance or saleME Maine Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleMI Michigan Yes 1% of amount prepaid 36 Months Refinance or saleMN Minnesota Yes Lesser of (i) 2% of UPB or (ii) 60 days of interest 42 Months Refinance only PPP restrictions only apply to loans within conforming limits MO Missouri Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleMS Mississippi Yes 5% of UPB if prepaid in months 1-124% of UPB if prepaid in months 13-243% of UPB if prepaid in months 25-362% of UPB if prepaid in months 37-481% of UPB if prepaid in months 49-6060 Months Refinance or saleMT Montana Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleNC North Carolina Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleND North Dakota Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleNE Nebraska Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleNH New Hampshire Yes No restrictions Refinance or saleNJ New Jersey Yes No restrictions None Refinance or sale Borrower must be corporation if interest rate is > 6%NM New Mexico No N/A N/A N/ANV Nevada Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleNY New York Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleOH Ohio Yes 1% of original UPB 60 Months Refinance or saleOK Oklahoma Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleOR Oregon Yes No restrictions None Refinance or salePA Pennsylvania Yes No restrictions None Refinance or sale Not permitted for loans less than base amount ($312,178)RI Rhode Island Yes 1-4 Purchase: 2% during first year only.Otherwise, no restrictionsPurchase: 12 months Refinance: 60 monthsSC South Carolina Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleSD South Dakota Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleTN Tennessee Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleTX Texas Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleUT Utah Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleVA Virginia Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleVT Vermont No N/A N/A N/AWA Washington Yes No restrictions PPP on ARM cannot extend beyond 60 days prior to the initial rate change dateRefinance or saleWI Wisconsin Yes No restrictions None Refinance or sale No PPP permitted on ARMSWV West Virginia Yes No restrictions None Refinance or saleWY Wyoming Yes No restrictions None Refinance or sale

Depending on the type of strategy and the financing, reserves can also differ - whether it's a short-term rental, mid-term rental, conventional, DSCR, etc.In general it would be:downpayment + appraisal + title fee + escrow fee and prepaid + lender's feeFor rentals, you would usually be required to have cash on reserves for a certain number of months worth of PITI - typically anywhere from 3-12 months.

Over-inflating closing costs is good and should be a common practice for LOs who don't know what most of the fees are upfront because its very true that things such as title, taxes, prepaids, etc. are all unknowns.

I don't own property in Pennsylvania but one tip I wanted to give is the face page of all your leases showing pre-paids is helpful.

A good Realtor should be able to explain the Closing Disclosure (including closing costs) to you line by line, but really your lender is responsible for educating you on your closing costs inc. their fees, prepaids, points, etc.

thank you We don’t even stop marketing until we have leases signed and all deposits, fees and prepaid rents paid.

What I think I understand now is that, for instance,, if the taxes due for the bid year are $500 and you win at $5000,  the extra $4500 is essentially pre-paid 2009-2013 taxes for when you get the deed.