If you own and home and are thinking of selling, there may be another option: rent it out. One great way to plan for retirement is to begin acquiring rental properties. If you own but are thinking of selling and buying another home, consider using the existing home as a rental and let the renters pay the mortgage. Over time they will pay it off for you, and then it will be a steady source of income in the future. Jeffrey Nagel interviews Lisa Petrini of Asurent Property Management regarding the pros and cons of renting your house out to someone.
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