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re: In the market for a house...

Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:02 am to
Posted by GeauxGriff
Member since Dec 2022
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Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:02 am to
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You make over 160k and feel like you can barely afford a ~1400 mortgage payment?


After factoring in property taxes, homeowners insurance, truck note, maxing out retirement accounts, and maintaining a healthy emergency cash buffer while living the quality of lifestyle I enjoy… yes. I spend significantly more on all these things combined and “paying myself first” than I do on my house note.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Member since Oct 2012
35561 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:03 am to
So really you can barely afford your lifestyle, not your mortgage.


Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32753 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:04 am to
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After factoring in property taxes, homeowners insurance,

Should be included in that $1,400, unless you put zero down or something.
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