http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/05/how-much-house-you-can-afford/ Personal Finance for College Students and New Graduates Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:04:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/05/how-much-house-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-43498 Financial Samurai Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:27:35 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=2262#comment-43498 Hopefully people can do better and follow the 30/30/3 rule we talk about. 30% cash to be able to do at least a 20% DP, 30% max of your gross income, and a house that costs no more than 3X your annual gross salary. Hopefully people can do better and follow the 30/30/3 rule we talk about. 30% cash to be able to do at least a 20% DP, 30% max of your gross income, and a house that costs no more than 3X your annual gross salary.

]]> http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/05/how-much-house-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-42771 The Best GPT Posts of 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:30:32 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=2262#comment-42771 [...] How Much House You Can Afford? [...] [...] How Much House You Can Afford? [...]

]]> http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/05/how-much-house-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-40596 Save Time and Money by Asking for Help | fivecentnickel.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:09:32 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=2262#comment-40596 [...] advised us to go below what the bank pre-approved. That tip matched up well with our mindset of going conservative on mortgage, and we listened. We wanted to get a mortgage we can afford and still have room in our budget for [...] [...] advised us to go below what the bank pre-approved. That tip matched up well with our mindset of going conservative on mortgage, and we listened. We wanted to get a mortgage we can afford and still have room in our budget for [...]

]]> http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/05/how-much-house-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-39736 Getting a Home Inspection | fivecentnickel.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:01:26 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=2262#comment-39736 [...] I’m primarily interested in how thorough the inspector is and whether or not they’ll take the time to explain the results to me. If your friends are open, you might also consider asking them about the price. While you’re not necessarily looking at the lowest price, you don’t want to overpay for your home inspection and break your budget. [...] [...] I’m primarily interested in how thorough the inspector is and whether or not they’ll take the time to explain the results to me. If your friends are open, you might also consider asking them about the price. While you’re not necessarily looking at the lowest price, you don’t want to overpay for your home inspection and break your budget. [...]

]]> http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/05/how-much-house-you-can-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-37478 Deciding on Home Ownership Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:55:33 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=2262#comment-37478 [...] you remember from our examination of mortgage calculators, we decided to err on the side of safety and went with a more conservative mortgage amount. Our [...] [...] you remember from our examination of mortgage calculators, we decided to err on the side of safety and went with a more conservative mortgage amount. Our [...]

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