You also "receive" the amount that goes toward the mortgage payment as well, it is just then immediately transferred to the mortgage company for payoff.
The reportable amount used in the gain calculation is the amount before the mortgage payoff is made. The amount of mortgage taken out to purchase the home is, however, considered part of the "basis" for the transaction.
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