<prompt> Human: Have been trying to help my son transition into adulthood. He turns 21 a week from now. Still doesnt drive a car yet. I setup a prepaid college plan for him, but he has very little motivation to take the college route. Instead, he has decided to work a part-time position at a local grocery chain. I allowed he and his girlfriend to move into my house while I moved out of state a year and a half ago...sort of a reversed empty nest situation. Im a remote worker now. Son GF have been helping by paying me 750mthmostly, but this doesnt even cover the mortgage. I continue to pay utilities, his cellphone,internet, electricity on top of this. All of this I agreed to do with the stipulation he would attend college ...even if only on a part-time basis. But with him dropping out breaking our agreement I have asked them to move out. They SAY they need 9 mos to find an aptmt save money for a deposit. Will they make good on this ? who knows. My intention is to sell the house and eventually buy in another state. Have just come into some money ...enough to pay off the rest of the mortgage70K left,interest rate5.8 on the house OR put a down payment on a house in the new state I have moved to. I currently am renting from 750mtha friend who is trying to sell the propertynew state. so, theoretically, I could be out of a home any day now although there has been no interested buyers whatsoever. So, I put it to the Reddit collective wisdom: pay off the current mortgage and sell old house asap OR sell old house asap first then pay in full for a house in new state OR put a smaller down payment on a second house sell old house asap?  <response>: Sell your old house ASAP. You are not currently residing there and you have no intention of returning. The house is just sucking money from you. Just tell your son you need to free up the cash so you can get a good interest rate on a new mortgage and so you dont get caught in a situation where you are paying for two homes and living in one. 