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Real Estate News Radio with Rowena PattonAuthor: Rowena Patton
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Should I Sell or Rent My House? Compare the Real Numbers
Saturday, 4 April, 2026
Send us Fan MailKeeping a home as a rental sounds like the safe, “smart” move until you run the numbers against what the market might do next. We break down a renting versus selling comparison chart built to answer one specific question: should you sell now or hold the property as a rental for three years? If you like seeing the math, there are visuals available too, so you can follow along instead of trying to imagine the figures. We start with the bottom line scenarios that matter most for real estate decision-making. What happens if your local housing market drops 20% over the next three years? After you count rental income and then subtract the real costs of being a landlord, including property management fees and other expenses, the “rent it out” plan can fall behind selling now by a surprisingly large amount. Then we look at the other side: if prices rise about 5%, the additional benefit of waiting may be much smaller than most people expect. From there, we zoom out to talk about why the upside forecast is conservative today and why downside risk is still real in many markets. We also show how this tool is personalized based on your home value, expected rent, mortgage, expenses, and local trends, because a one-size-fits-all rent-versus-sell calculator is never enough. Finally, we go beyond renting and compare different home selling options side by side, including FSBO, a conventional listing, and CPO paths such as a cash offer, so you can focus on estimated net proceeds and pick what fits your goals. If this helped you think more clearly, subscribe, share the episode with a homeowner friend, and leave a review so more people can find it.
