Zillow Advice: Home Buying - How can we purchase another home without selling our current one? http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/How-can-we-purchase-another-home-without-selling-our-current-one/214670/ Zillow Advice | Zillow Real Estate starlite-What you are proposing ... http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/How-can-we-purchase-another-home-without-selling-our-current-one/214670/ starlite-<br/>What you are proposing to do&nbsp;probably isn't possible, but may&nbsp;be under a few circumstances.&nbsp;I would contact a reputable <a href="http://www.zillow.com/mortgage/">loan</a> officer to look at all the variables of your situation to be certain. Here are a few lending guidelines which would need to be considered&nbsp;in order to accomplish what you are proposing to do: <br/><br/>You would need to be able to qualify for a new <a href="http://www.zillow.com/mortgage/">mortgage</a> one of the following ways:<br/>1)&nbsp;Qualify with&nbsp;carrying both mortgage payments<br/>2) Have at least 25% equity in your current house in order to utilize the&nbsp;proposed rental income to qualify. This is accomplished by having&nbsp;a new appraisal completed<br/>3)&nbsp;Relocation due to&nbsp;new employment&nbsp;or being transferred with an existing&nbsp;employer&nbsp;<br/><br/>Best of luck&nbsp; Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:51:00 GMT http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/How-can-we-purchase-another-home-without-selling-our-current-one/214670/ 2009-03-24T20:51:00Z