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To determine if you can afford an $800,000 house with a $140,000 annual income, consider the 28/36 rule:
1. **Monthly Income**: $140,000 annually is about $11,667 per month.
2. **Housing Costs**: Should not exceed 28% of your monthly income: $$0.28 \times 11,667 = \$3,267$$.
3. **Total Debt**: Should not exceed 36% of your monthly income: $$0.36 \times 11,667 = \$4,200$$.
Assuming no other debts and a 20% down payment ($160,000), your mortgage would be $640,000. At a 7% interest rate over 30 years, the monthly payment would be approximately $4,261, which exceeds the recommended limit.
Hope this helps. Even though it might not be the answer you were lookinh for probably. Feel free to change up the numbers and see where it gets you.
It all depends on your budget. My HHI is about $250k and we are buying a house in the early $800s. We put 20% down to bring our mortgage to the $640k range. Do we have some other debts, yes. Car and student loan totaling about $15k, but we expect to pay those off by the end of 2025. At the end of the day it’s all a matter of budgeting to see if you can realistically afford it. While the rules of 28% etc still exists, the market right now is crazy. I have always just wanted a home to grow my family in, and the concept of starter homes is slowly eroding in this economy. Everything is so expensive, so we just bought with the mindset that we will live and die here, unless something changes.
If by mid six figures you mean 400-600k/year then yes, it’s totally affordable!