@Brandon Motuk one reason there is no one resource for this information is the rules vary so much from state to state.

“We feel good about the business.”According to the China Financial Weekly, GEA’s net income in China has increased 80 percent since Haier acquired the company, and its revenue increased 11 percent during the first half of this year.According to: https://thinkkentucky.com/kyedc/pdfs/100jobs.pdf adding just 270 manufacturing jobs to should add nearly $30 million value added.This knowledge should make a compelling case for investing in Louisville, as if we need more reasons! 

The statute says, "As used herein, "preservation improvements" shall mean improvements made to preserve the property by properly keeping it in repair for its proper and reasonable use, having due regard for the kind and character of the property at the time of sale." 

You can reasonably expect around 2% for loan costs, plus title / attorney cost of another couple hundred bucks. 

A more specific example is if a private investor had 135K in the deal for me to obtain the property, and I made a monthly payment to that investor for 12 months with the intent to cash out refi and pay the remainder of the 135k plus reasonable ROI... does this seem typical or is it all based on investor objective?

If you lived in it for 1 year and have to move for job related reasons you'll still get 50% of the gain up to those $250/$500K limits.Take the money off the table and look to your next acquisition close to where you're going to reside as you get to know that market.

However, I can think of two good reasons why you would want to pay off your mortgage early: 1) Let's just assume it is a lump sum and you pay off your 30-year mortgage with a few years left - this may result in a nice ROI (like paying off remaining 20k would result in a 5k/year gain), and 2) you are close to retiring and are okay with putting your cash into your property and want to have lower monthly expenses.  

Does anyone know of a good, reasonably priced CPA in the Charlotte area to help me set up all things business related? 

(Calling all investors)So, now the real reason I am posting.

The reason it is higher because you must use non-recourse loan in your IRA, conventional loan would not be allowed because IRS rules prohibit you personally guaranteeing the loan for the IRA.