Can someone with 180k TC afford a $900k house assuming 300k downpayment?

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In theory? Yes. In reality? Depends on the details… existing debt, credit score, mortgage rate, property taxes, insurance, etc…

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Ask yourself this question as a scenario test:

If you lost your job as a result of layoff or major illness, and couldn't get a job for 18 months, what would happen?

Would you go bankrupt and lose the house? Or could you make some adjustments and make it through?

If the economy crashes and you lose your job, not only could it take a while to get a new job, but the house value could drop temporarily selling would be difficult.

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Not many people actually have? Of course

Most Americans can't handle a single $1000 emergency.

Typically recommended emergency fund of 6 to 9 months is for normal times.

If you are taking on extra risk, or the economy is shaky, or you are taking on extra risk during a shaky economy, then many financial advisors suggest you have a plan where you could survive 18 months without income.

That doesn't mean have a cash emergency fund for the whole thing. You may have to sell something or move money. Just take into consideration that during a recession, your stocks/funds will be down and your house may get upside down on the loan.

The goal is to have an 18 month plan where you could come out of it without setting your life back ten years.

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So you want a 600k loan? Why not plug it into a mortgage calculator. Property tax will matter as will insurance rates

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Everyone is different. Can you afford the mortgage payment, real estate tax, home owner insurance, HOA on your take home paycheck after deductions such as taxes, health, 401k and after you pay for groceries, car insurance, cell phone/internet, utilities, misc expenses, student loan payments and any other debt you need to pay off? If yes then yes you can afford it, if no then no you can’t.

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Rule of thumb I see many use is mortgage/tax/ins should not exceed 28% of gross income. As others mentioned, would need more details to give a better answer. If it helps, I have a $1.5M on around a $400k household income but my loan is under 3% and things will be tight for another 1-2 years until income increases further

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Just because you can theoretically doesn’t mean you should-

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I would not do that. I make $170k and have a $305k mortgage with almost $3k/m PITI. I can’t imagine $600k with these interest rates and property taxes.

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It’s a bad idea. Especially with current interest rates.

Talk to a mortgage broker

No. The broker will obviously tell them they can afford it. That's like asking a realtor if it's a good time to buy or sell.

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I do happen to know you can buy another house 3 years after you hand it back through foreclosure. The first hiccup with income you’d likely lose it. Then you’ll learn about managing risk. Ask me how I know. I like learning things the hard way.

I mean we just signed on a slightly cheaper house than yours and have an HHI double your income. If you don’t have any child expenses and don’t foresee any, and you have relatively low taxes than you might be able to do this but it’ll be tight. Your monthly costs will likely be $5-6k depending where you are.

Make sure you’re aware of all other costs that will go into closing and home ownership and that you still have a reasonable emergency fund so that you can weather something like being laid off without getting foreclosed.

You can probably get approved for this but only you really know if you can actually afford it.

Yes. A $900,000 home, with a 5% interest rate for 30 years and $297,000 (33%) down is a great deal. If you’re in need of a loan officer to help get you approved for your loan reach out to me.

Ya u can! Do it

You should calculate the total monthly payment and subtract that from your salary for 6-12 months to see if you can live off it. That will give you an indication as to whether you can truly afford it or not

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