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10/16/2026

If you’ve been weighing whether to keep the house and rent it out, it’s worth hearing the other side: plenty of the time, selling is the clearer call.

You need equity. If the down payment on the next home depends on this one’s proceeds, that usually settles it. Stretching to carry two mortgages, plus land transfer tax on the new one in most provinces, is where this decision goes wrong most often.

The numbers don’t work. Rent that doesn’t cover the carrying costs, especially after a renewal, with no strong case for prices recovering, is a monthly subsidy to a house you no longer live in.

The house needs work. Deferred maintenance, an aging roof, old systems. Tenants don’t defer those costs — they surface them.

Your home sells well right now. Sales have been picking up and inventory is back near its long-term average — a softer headline market doesn’t mean your specific house is sitting.

You don’t want the job. Being a landlord is ongoing work, not a one-time decision. Plenty of owners run the numbers, see a decent hold on paper, and sell anyway because they’d rather have a clean break and a simpler life.

Keeping the house isn’t a free option. It just doesn’t come with a monthly bill that makes the cost obvious.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
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Most owners weighing “sell it or rent it out” start with two numbers: what the house would sell for, and what it would r...
10/14/2026

Most owners weighing “sell it or rent it out” start with two numbers: what the house would sell for, and what it would rent for.

Those two numbers don’t answer the question.

What matters is what each path nets you over the years you’d actually hold it. On the sell side, that’s the proceeds after commission, legal fees, closing costs, and whatever it takes to get the deal done — and then what that equity goes on to do next. On the rent side, it’s the mortgage (use the renewed payment if your term is up soon) plus property taxes, condo fees, insurance, a maintenance reserve, a vacancy allowance, and management fees if you won’t be handling it yourself.

And a rental pays you in three ways that arrive at different speeds: monthly cash flow, the principal your tenant is quietly paying down, and appreciation over time. A house that barely breaks even each month can still be a strong hold. One that cash-flows can still be the wrong call if you need that equity for the next place.

Run it with real local numbers for your specific house. Rent, taxes, condo fees, and appreciation vary enough from one neighbourhood to the next to flip the answer.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
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10/09/2026

Keeping your old house and renting it out sounds simple. It’s manageable — but five things change the day a tenant moves in, and every one of them is easier to handle before than after.

🏦 Your lender — most mortgages were approved on the basis that you’d live in the home. Tell your lender first, and check whether renting it out needs their consent.

🛡️ Your insurance — a home you don’t live in needs a separate policy, and an undisclosed tenant can void the coverage you think you have.

📋 Your condo corporation or strata — in most provinces, bylaws can restrict or ban rentals, set minimum lease terms, or require approval.

🔑 Your tenant — screening, a proper lease, deposit rules that vary by province, and your province’s rules on notice, repairs, and ending a tenancy.

⏰ Your time — a few hours a month in a quiet stretch, and whole days when something breaks or someone moves out. The 2 a.m. water heater call is real.

Nothing on that list is a reason not to do it. All of it is a reason to do it on purpose.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site


Why are more owners asking whether to rent out the house they’re leaving?Start with prices. Nationally, the benchmark pr...
10/07/2026

Why are more owners asking whether to rent out the house they’re leaving?

Start with prices. Nationally, the benchmark price index is still running below where it was a year ago, even as sales have picked up and markets move back toward balance. For anyone who bought in the last few years, selling can mean taking less than they hoped — so holding the home and renting it out looks like a way to wait out the dip instead of selling into it.

But holding has its own math here. Mortgages renew every few years, so there’s no decades-long rate to protect by staying put; you’ll face today’s rates either way. And the tenant you’d be counting on is paying less than a year ago, with asking rents down across the country as a record number of new apartments come online.

So it’s a real question, with a real case on both sides. The owners who come out ahead are the ones who decide on purpose, before they list, with the numbers in front of them.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site


🏡 Calgary Housing Market Update – September 2026September sales remained steady, while the market continued to show very...
10/02/2026

🏡 Calgary Housing Market Update – September 2026

September sales remained steady, while the market continued to show very different conditions depending on property type.

📊 September Highlights
• 1,650 sales (⬇️ 4% YoY)
• Sales-to-new-listings ratio: 49%
• Months of supply: just under 4 months
• Benchmark price: $566,700 (⬇️ ~1% YoY)

🔹 Detached Homes
Market conditions remain relatively balanced, with stronger sales helping offset the typical seasonal slowdown.

🔹 Apartments & Row Homes
Higher inventory continues to favour buyers, with prices down 6% for apartments and 8% for row homes year-over-year.

📌 Bottom Line:
Calgary's overall market remains fairly stable, but the gap between property types is growing. Limited detached supply is supporting prices, while increased supply of apartments and row homes is creating more opportunities for buyers.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
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🌐ellenfang.myagent.site

When people move, there’s usually an assumption built in: you sell the house you’re leaving and put the money toward the...
10/01/2026

When people move, there’s usually an assumption built in: you sell the house you’re leaving and put the money toward the next one.

More owners are pausing on that this year and asking a second question — should I sell it at all, or keep it and rent it out?

We just published a post that walks through both paths: what each one actually nets you, what really changes the day you become a landlord, and when selling is simply the better call.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site


The home inspection might be the most misunderstood step in buying a home. 🔍Here’s how it really goes: an inspector spen...
09/30/2026

The home inspection might be the most misunderstood step in buying a home. 🔍

Here’s how it really goes: an inspector spends a few hours with the home’s major systems — roof, structure, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling — then hands you a report of everything they noticed.

And here’s what surprises most first-time buyers: almost every inspection finds something. That’s normal. Most findings are routine maintenance notes, some are worth a conversation with the seller, and once in a while one is a genuine reason to walk away.

Knowing which is which — that’s where experience comes in, and it’s a conversation we have on every purchase.

Questions about inspections? Send us a DM.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site


Want to be settled in a new home by the holidays? The clock starts earlier than most people expect. ⏰Here’s the honest m...
09/25/2026

Want to be settled in a new home by the holidays? The clock starts earlier than most people expect. ⏰

Here’s the honest math: a few weeks of focused searching, a week or two of offers and negotiation, then a month or more from accepted offer to keys — plus the move itself. Add it up, and holidays-in-a-new-home usually means starting in September or early October.

No need to rush anything. It just helps to do things in order: talk financing first, build the wish list, then start touring.

DM us and we’ll map your timeline.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site


“Is the housing market going to crash?”After a decade of crash headlines, it’s no wonder so many Canadians keep asking.B...
09/18/2026

“Is the housing market going to crash?”

After a decade of crash headlines, it’s no wonder so many Canadians keep asking.

But here’s what forecasters actually see: a market that’s been through a long, slow correction and is now finding its footing — with national outlooks calling for a reset and modest price growth, not a collapse.

Every market is different, and yours might look nothing like the national picture. That’s exactly why it’s worth asking about your area specifically instead of settling for the scariest headline in your feed.

Curious what your local picture looks like? Send us a DM.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site


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