Find the exact base salary target you need to hit to comfortably afford an $850,000 property. Here is the pure math breakdown based on today's rates.
You can afford a home around
$850,000
Based on your current income, debt, and housing cost assumptions.
Monthly Housing Budget
$5,380
This appears to be within a comfortable borrowing range.
Estimated Loan Amount
$680,000
Estimated Cash Needed (Down + Closing)
$195,000
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Housing math relies heavily on the 28% front-end rule. To afford the ~$5,500/mo PITI payment on a 20% down $850k loan, $5,500 must equal exactly 28% of your gross monthly pay. That sets the firm salary floor at ~$235k/yr.
A base salary of $235k yields a much smaller take-home pay after taxes. The 28% math is a pre-tax guideline, meaning it aggressively allocates a large portion of your actual post-tax liquid cash to housing.
Hitting the salary target is half the battle. Your target liquid cash needed upfront for an $850k home at 20% down ($170,000) will also include roughly 3% in closing costs—so be prepared to fund nearly $195,500 total.
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