Can I afford a 300-350k mortgage on 87k salary? I have no debt, would put 10% down

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I did that plan when younger and wished I waited to save up more for a better home. Financially it was fine. The home never appreciated and the downpayment would have made more money in the market.

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Do not do it. 25% of your after tax earnings at max should be going towards your mortgage and 5% on utilities. At your income I would settle for around 200k and rent out the room. Can you afford more? Absolutely! Should you? No you should not.

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Okay got you yea

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I did but I regret it (I bought $295k on $85k salary with $5k or so down). I got lucky and my house appreciated a bunch when I sold it, but even with a raise to $95k the following year, I would have rather had a lower mortgage payment and invested the difference. If you have the option to buy for less or rent for less, I’d highly recommend.

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It depends how secure you feel in your job; It's possible but not ideal. I did something similar in 2016 at 25 y/o ($255k, 5% down, 75k salary) and regretted it. The worst part was stressing over not being able to save up emergency fund and couldn't afford to leave jobs I didn't like, cover repairs I'm now responsible for, etc. After 4 years, building net worth became more important to me and (very, very) luckily I was able to sell after the house appreciated by 90k; I barely broke even overall factoring interest, closing costs, taxes, principal, and insurance over the years. It feels like another chance to do it right, but I wish I would have managed my finances in my 20s like I am now.

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There are a lot of other factors to consider, is it a house vs condo, is it in an up and coming neighborhood, how old is the property, how stable is your job/life, what are your other living expenses, what’s your net worth, how much emergency fund will you have, are you planning on keeping for a long term? How responsible or discipline are you with money?

Solely based on the info you provided, it’s doable, you might just be house poor for a couple of years.

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I did this, but rented out my second bedroom for 2 years to make it affordable and let my salary increase.

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