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Homeowners who won’t give up a 3% mortgage are becoming landlords instead

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By Bill Lyons for Griffin Funding Some homeowners have started treating moving and selling as two separate decisions. A job moves to another city, a family outgrows the bedrooms, aging parents need someone closer. So the owner buys somewhere else and rents the old house out instead of listing it.

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    Homeowners who won’t give up a 3% mortgage are becoming landlords instead (opens KRDO)

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    By Bill Lyons for Griffin Funding Some homeowners have started treating moving and selling as two separate decisions. A job moves to another city, a family outgrows the bedrooms, aging parents need someone closer. So the owner buys somewhere else and rents the old house out instead of listing it.

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