Looking to buy my first home in Queens, NY, been waiting for some time for prices to drop. Any suggestions on when and what i should start with in $103k HHI, $50k savings and monthly living expenses (not rent) of $3k.

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Looks like you can afford a 280k house to fully deplete your savings and not be negative on a monthly basis with a 7% interest rate

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