Buyer only pays a few thousand for prepaids (appraisal, etc). 

BTW, your closing costs including prepaid/escrowed taxes and insurance  will be more than the 3.5% down payment.

So, it can be a large amount if the then current treasury is lower than your interest rate, not today's treasury rate.One way to confirm this, is to ask the lender to calculate what your yield maintenance would look like if you took out the loan, and then immediately prepaid it.

These generally include the following: attorney, title insurance, title search fees, escrows (eg home insurance, taxes), pre-paids(eg home insurance, taxes, first mortgage payment), recording fees, survey.

For more context:-The loan details and closing costs(which include prepaids) come from my lendor as of yesterday.- Taxes are high here and paid for the year up front- The first tab is to show if it makes sense once I move out.The 2nd tab labelled "rent" gives a glimpse of while I'm living there.

In addition to the above, I'm a legal tenant w a 2yr pre-paid lease.

Hey guys, I have a duplex under contract and it will be my first home purchase. As I’ve never been through this process before, I wanted to get your opinions. Do these closing costs seem pretty typical? Purchase price...

You may be able to negotiate with the seller to have them contribute to your closing costs and prepaids.

Enjoy, word of mouth can be the best way to meet a lawyer.Another idea that I am researching right now is prepaid legal services that offer access to real estate attorneys.

He prepaid 6 months prior to moving in and ended up staying 2 years and was a great tenant.