The first bailed out prior to the appraisal.

@Dave Holland unless the property was placed into service prior to the rehab taking place.

the pre rehab is generally and all cash purchase with you putting up the rehab funds then doing a rate and term refi.. this was the norm prior to 08 in the turn key space.  

With that said, you technically can refinance any time you want after you close because these conforming loans generally have no prepayment penalty.The other aside that I will mention is that you will want to make sure you have sufficient comparable sales in your area that will be able to document enough value before you spend money on a non refundable appraisal.

Do you have in the contract that you need access to the property prior to closing? 

I have a lender who is a little higher on rates and closing costs so I need two to three other lenders with whom I can compare rates and closing costs.Thanks.

I'm new to the site and have been interested in RE Investing for many years, but now I'm doing something about it.I currently own my home and wanted to ask the following question prior to moving forward with any investments:Should I:A.

Once renovated they are more attractive as buy and hold investments, but they also can be partitioned into two single family homes, which have higher comparable sales in these locations.

Especially if there is possible prior knowledge that you knew about this 100 sq feet (you measured your neighbors so I'm assuming that the neighbors know too).

I'll be in Philly on Tuesday and would like a home inspected prior to putting in an offer.