For those of you buying homes how are you going about it. Making 180k but seems all I can afford is a 550k home max am I cooked here?

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I left Massachusetts last year as it did not seem reasonable to afford anything that I actually liked (combination of school district, reasonable house size, not 100 years old with termites). Very pleased with my choice.

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North side of Chicago.

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I gave up on the idea of buying near Boston a long time ago

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Where are you looking at?

I ended up deciding to go for a tiny townhouse because I want to stay in the area. I did a lot of research and guesses on growth. For example, Rosalindale isn't the most beautiful today, but probably will be in the future and was a good option close to the city

Most homes I can stay in are like 850k+ and I’ll be paying alone

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