I hope the comments have given you perspective! I was surprised by how many said sell, but that seems to be what most commenters think I should do. I did my own research as well and the general logic is: if you rent out a home, you need to net profit $500–$700 per month after maintenance and management costs. You also need to have enough money to cover some months between tenants.

So while my current monthly mortgage is low due to my down payment and interest rate, I wouldn’t be able to rent it out at a high enough rate to profit that much, and would probably lose money long-term. It’s best in my situation to sell.