Plan is to purchase some time after 2 years or so. Primarily to save up for a larger down payment.

Here’s my plan of attack:
- $30K saved right now ($20K in IBonds and $10K cash)
- $90K saved by July 2023
-$130K saved by 2023 and target a $800K home

Location: Suburbs of Boston, MA

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What’s your income? I have more than that saved in the Burbs of Boston and still feel stretched thin. 😞

I have a condo in Burly I want to sell when I buy if you’re interested.. well under 500k 👀

What’s your HHI?

awesome… sounds like a great plan

looks very similar to our situation. currently aiming to have $50k cash by the end of the year. goal will be between $120k-$150k by the end of 2023. I expect we won’t be buying until the latter half of 2024 at the earliest, 2025 more likely. expect to be looking in the $1M+ range with a down payment between $200k-$300k. NYC currently, but good chance we end up moving back to Florida to be near family, which would be nice to have our range go a fair bit further.

I heard Florida home prices have sky rocketed tremendously. But with $1M+ budget, you’ll definitely get a better bang for your buck down there than up here. I’m from Texas so I know how vast the difference is even looking at a $750K home in Boston than in Dallas.

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