South and Southeast
- Florida — homestead, doc stamps, seasonal income; metro pages for Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota and Tampa Bay.
- Alabama — mortgage recording tax, Huntsville contractors, Gulf Coast rentals.
- Arkansas — the Bentonville supplier economy, growers and farms, no tax on recording.
- Kentucky — dower release, the horse industry, bourbon's supply chain.
- Tennessee — mortgage tax, music royalties, Smoky Mountain cabins.
- Virginia — recordation tax, Northern Virginia contractors, Hampton Roads.
- West Virginia — energy contractors, the Gorge, smaller lines fully served.
- Texas — the 12-day wait, in-office signing, one home-equity loan at a time, both spouses sign.
Mid-Atlantic and Northeast
- Washington, DC — recordation tax, rowhouses and condos, co-ops are different.
- Maryland — county recordation tax, ground rent, federal contractors.
- Pennsylvania — no mortgage tax, trades, Marcellus royalties, the Poconos.
- Connecticut — high property taxes as a carrying cost, Fairfield County independents.
- Maine — seasonal income read in context, camps as second homes.
Midwest and Plains
- Ohio — dower release, the Columbus build-out, construction draws.
- Michigan — the PRE as a primary-residence tell, supplier shops, Up North.
- Minnesota — mortgage registry tax, both spouses sign on a homestead, cabins.
- Iowa — farm income read as it arrives, acreages versus working farms.
- Missouri — Branson and the Lake, trucking, no recording tax.
- Kansas — registration tax repealed, both spouses sign on a homestead, Wichita aviation.
- North Dakota — both spouses sign on a homestead, Bakken income, boom-cycle valuations.
- South Dakota — both spouses sign on a homestead, ranches, the Black Hills season.
Mountain West and Southwest
- Arizona — community property, solar loans, agents and snowbirds.
- Colorado — metro districts, wildfire insurance, mountain-town seasons.
- New Mexico — community property, lab contractors, the Permian, film crews.
- Utah — Silicon Slopes, direct sales, Park City and St. George.
- Wyoming — energy, ranching, Teton County values and the program cap.
West Coast and Pacific
- California — high equity, low taxable income, keeping a low first-mortgage rate.
- Oregon — wildfire insurance, Portland freelancers, wineries, Bend rentals.
- Washington — community property, tech contractors, share fishermen, the program cap.
- Hawaii — fee simple versus leasehold, condos, lava zones, visitor-driven income.
What is the same in every state
Twelve months of deposits through a read-only bank connection are the income; no tax returns, Schedule C or F, K-1s, P&L or CPA letter are requested. The line is fixed-rate per draw, fully amortized, with no prepayment penalty, in first, second or third lien position — behind an existing HELOC, a solar loan or a PACE assessment. Lines run from $25,000 to $750,000, with a full appraisal above $400,000 and an automated valuation usually sufficing below it where sales data is deep. A clean file can fund in as little as five days everywhere except Texas, where the constitutional waiting period makes it roughly three weeks.
Common questions
Is the program available in New York?
No. The West Capital Lending Home Equity Line is not available in New York, and no application for a New York property can be started through this site.
Why is Texas different?
Texas home-equity lending is governed by the state constitution: a 12-day waiting period, closing at a lender, title or attorney office, one home-equity loan per homestead at a time, a cap on total home-secured debt, and both spouses signing. The Texas page explains each.
Which states charge a tax when the line is recorded?
Of the 30, Alabama, Minnesota and Tennessee charge a state tax on the recorded amount; Maryland counties, Virginia and the District of Columbia charge recordation taxes; Florida charges documentary stamp and intangible taxes. The rest charge recording fees only. Each state page says which applies.
Where does a spouse who is not on title have to sign?
Community-property states (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Washington), dower states (Kentucky, Ohio) and homestead-consent states (Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota) generally require it. Signing releases an interest; it does not make the spouse a borrower.