The Mortgage Files
Nationally syndicated mortgage news and advice from Senior Loan Officer Scott Sheldon.
Should You Sell or Rent Out Your Current Home When Buying a New One?
By Scott Sheldon
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July 17, 2025
Should You Sell Your Home or Keep It as a Rental? When you’re thinking about buying a new home and you already have a mortgage on your current property, it’s a big financial and emotional decision. Maybe your current home has become too small, there’s a lot of road noise, or your growing family simply…
Read More about Should You Sell or Rent Out Your Current Home When Buying a New One?How 1031 tax-deferred exchanges work
By Scott Sheldon
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August 14, 2018
A 1031 tax-deferred exchange is a deferred exchange in the gain of an investment property used to acquire another investment property. Make no mistake this is a deferment where you’re kicking the can of the paying the property taxes obligation to some point in the future when you sell the property. Here is an example…
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