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Price = 3x Gross income is usually the rule of thumb. It's at the boundary but doable. What you need to consider is the following
- how volatile is the HHI number? If a greater portion is in variable comp, you should check the scenario where both of you have bad years. So what's the floor for HHI then? Would you still be able to squeeze in the payments?
- if one of you lose your job, how long can you sustain the payments in the two scenarios - your salary only and your SOS salary only
Once you understand how uncomfortable these scenarios are, you can make the call if you will still be comfortable doing this
Initial thought is buy more rentals and stay in current house. However, you need to determine what your ultimate goals are. Is this new house part of your ultimate goals that will give you joy or is more income producing assets give you more joy?
Absolutely if not now then someday soon want a nice home for ourselves. We want to keep buying rentals too. Just can’t figure out what should come first.
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How much would your current house rent for? Do you have the cash to buy the next house without selling the current house? How much cash would you have from selling?
If you rent your current house for under 3 years and sell it, you can still get the $500k capital gain homestead exemption. So keep that on your radar for planning purposes.
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If you have a $3,100 mortgage and you think it can only rent for $3k before you set aside any money for maintenance, vacancy, or property management, then you’re fighting a losing battle. Property taxes will go up over time, and all houses will need repairs over time.
Sounds like you might be better off selling the old house and buying rentals in higher cashflowing areas