re: How much would you have to make

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well according to you it's tying up

to anyone with any kind of financial sense(which i would hope given a combined 200k+ income), it's really not.

200k income could get you an 800k house in many areas. THAT may be tying your money up.

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the OP is working in afghanistan if I recall correctly. how much longer will that last? perhaps he should base his housing requirements on what he would make in the united states as opposed to what he is making overseas, because once his gig ends there is no promise that he wont be back over here making 60k and asking for a bailout.

some people have to overpay for housing depending on where they live. round rock doesnt seem to be one of those places. financial sense would be trying to save a few dollars instead of being like the many people that have had alot of trouble the last few years buying too much home and then left wondering wtf happened.

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That NICE? really? thats a nice house to you?

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that is a nicer house than what you could get for 160k in opelousas. no doubt about it.

good luck my friend. ill wait for your post in a couple of years asking for advice on bankruptcy.

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like i've said before, he could still save money with a house that price.

just because people dont want to live in a house priced around their annual income like you, doesnt mean they're wrong

yea I could live in a smaller cheaper place, but I like having nice things, so what/

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different strokes for different folks I guess. I never said it was wrong btw.

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On the wrong side of the Anacostia?

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yea they have some new builds on tear downs around 400k, 5+ BRs, big yards, all the amenities...just in a rough area. i'm not patient enough to buy one and wait 10 years for the area to get better


I live in Fairfax county, i bought a townhouse in jan and my gf(now fiance) moved in with me. It's perfect for us, but I really want to move a little further out and get a big house with a man cave in the basement

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I live in Fairfax county,

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Ah, I don't think I would want to live anywhere but Nova or NW depending on where I worked, but frick living far away from a metro stop regardless of where I lived.

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Ah, I don't think I would want to live anywhere but Nova

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fairfax county is NOVA

I work next to georgetown, it's not a bad commute at all

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just checked and it looks like there are a ton of nice homes for much less than 450k. you couldnt even get something this nice for 160k in opelousas. LINK

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If a vinyl garage with living quaters above and behind it, with 8 foot popcorn ceilings for 170k is nice, we have far too different definitions of nice to debate.

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I'd say this is a nice house, a fixture here or there to get it past builders grade crap, but more or less nice.

Using figures provided in MLS, targeting 340k sales prices, with 20% down at 3.625 on 30 year, looking at 1900/mo. Based on making 150k/yr, leaves a measely 5-6k month after mortgage to stave off bankruptcy.

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ITNEVERRAINS

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Way more my style.

Maybe, 450k would be 2400/mo all things equal, he have to squeak by on 3500-4000/mo after mortgage making 150k.

Most folks can live on 750-1000 week pretty comfortably after their mortgage is paid.

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you realize that the house is more than you should spend.

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I truly wanted to stay in the 300's but I figured I'd ask about the 4's They have some really nice places in the 400's....lol

I kick myself all the time for not looking up to 250k when I bought before. Cause after I bought I happened to look online and the difference in houses between 200 and 250 is pretty big.