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Question about using fiancée's income when buying a home
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:02 pm
My fiancée has been working her present job for the past 3 weeks, which is her first real job since graduating this year. I've been at mine for 3 years. How long approximately would we need to wait before we could consider her income? Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:08 pm to LNCHBOX
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before we could consider her income?
Personnaly, I'd wait until this changes.
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My fiancée
Otherwise I assume you are already living in the same city and have no prospects of moving in the next 5 years. Go for it if you have no concerns...
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:10 pm to C
I agree with the marriage thing.
On the job security end, you aren't guaranteed shite so might as well count it. If properly prepared for that eventuality of course
On the job security end, you aren't guaranteed shite so might as well count it. If properly prepared for that eventuality of course
This post was edited on 9/6/13 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:13 pm to C
We get married on two months, and we live together already. We just started looking at houses since she began her career, and we are seeing a few things we would like if we were able to get qualified for it. Can't do it on my income alone, so that's why I was curious how long before I could count here's with mine.
ETA: So I guess my first question should be could I go to a financial institution and use both our incomes to get pre qualified right now?
ETA: So I guess my first question should be could I go to a financial institution and use both our incomes to get pre qualified right now?
This post was edited on 9/6/13 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:22 pm to LNCHBOX
I'd advise you to get something that you can support on your income only
Use her income to build savings
Use her income to build savings
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:25 pm to Powerman
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I'd advise you to get something that you can support on your income only
Use her income to build savings
We can afford it on my income, I just have student loans that lessen the amount of house we could purchase.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:30 pm to LNCHBOX
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Can't do it on my income alone, so that's why I was curious how long before I could count here's with mine.
Varies from lender to lender - 6 months to a year is normal.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:30 pm to LNCHBOX
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I just have student loans that lessen the amount of house we could purchase.
Pay those off.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:31 pm to Ace Midnight
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Varies from lender to lender - 6 months to a year is normal.
This is the kind of info I was looking for, thanks.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:32 pm to Ace Midnight
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Pay those off.
Not happening before I buy a house.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 1:43 pm to LNCHBOX
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Not happening before I buy a house.
Okay - not going to nag you about it. Are you looking at 15-year options for the mortgage at least?
Posted on 9/6/13 at 2:14 pm to Ace Midnight
Anybody notice about 5 different things wrong in this thread from a financial standpoint?
Posted on 9/6/13 at 2:34 pm to Broke
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Anybody notice about 5 different things wrong in this thread from a financial standpoint?
I'm trying to help the guy - not change his life.
1. We presume he's going to marry the gal before they buy the house together, so that fixes an obvious one.
2. He's got student loans that are "unpayoffable" before he buys the house - I understand that, I still do that - pay both.
3. She's only been working for 3 months (maybe she's young).
4. He can't qualify because the house he wants pushes him outside of the LTV/DTI numbers his lender wants to see and needs her income to get there.
5. He didn't say, but I suspect he doesn't have much of a downpayment, so he's going to go non-traditional financing and pay PMI.
There's probably more.
Again, I'm trying to help the guy, not change his life.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 3:00 pm to Ace Midnight
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Okay - not going to nag you about it. Are you looking at 15-year options for the mortgage at least?
I plan to pay enough to have it paid in 15 years, but will do a 30 year term just in case something unexpected comes up.
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1. We presume he's going to marry the gal before they buy the house together, so that fixes an obvious one.
Getting married in 2 months, don't really see why this is an issue.
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2. He's got student loans that are "unpayoffable" before he buys the house - I understand that, I still do that - pay both.
I mean, I wish I made enough that I could pay them off before considering buying a house, but that's just not an option.
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3. She's only been working for 3 months (maybe she's young).
She is a fresh college graduate. She has an extensive work history, but has only been in her career job since she graduated. I don't see the issue here either, everyone starts somewhere. And it's not like I'm expecting her salary to pay for everything.
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4. He can't qualify because the house he wants pushes him outside of the LTV/DTI numbers his lender wants to see and needs her income to get there.
I really don't get the issue with combining our income to purchase a home. Our finances are combined in every other way, why not this one?
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5. He didn't say, but I suspect he doesn't have much of a downpayment, so he's going to go non-traditional financing and pay PMI.
This is true, and while I'd like to be able to wait. I'm not letting $150 a month for a few years keep me out of a house. It's a decision we are OK with based on our current living arrangements.
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There's probably more.
I'm not looking for what is the best case scenario financial decision. Unfortunately no one has given me a giant nest egg, and I didn't start out making 6 figures, so 20% is just not realistic.
I appreciate the responses.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 3:08 pm to Broke
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Anybody notice about 5 different things wrong in this thread from a financial standpoint?
This is the same board that told me I was a fricking idiot for co-signing my wife's loans for her to go to an out of state school and live apart from me.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 3:12 pm to Golfer
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This is the same board that told me I was a fricking idiot for co-signing my wife's loans for her to go to an out of state school and live apart from me.
Financial life and real life are sometimes a completely different animal.
ETA: This makes absolutely no sense. And I wrote it.
This post was edited on 9/6/13 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 9/6/13 at 3:32 pm to Broke
I wouldn't consign for my wife's student loans for grad school. What happens if she dumps me? I don't want to have to pay off her loans. Plus, her having loans in her own name helped her build credit and also pretty much guaranteed that she would work after school.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 3:36 pm to guttata
Good Lord.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 3:51 pm to guttata
Plus, they get educated, they start getting uppity. Seen it a thousand times.
Posted on 9/6/13 at 5:36 pm to Cold Cous Cous
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