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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're renting comfortably at $2300, I would aim for a mortgage payment (PITA) that's roughly the same. That will be around a $350-$400k mortgage, I think. The few hundred dollars that you could get by tightening your belt will go toward house maintenance. Put $100k down and keep the rest for your emergency fund.[/quote] +1 keep some for maintenance and savings. House repairs are unpredictable and seem to never end - even with the best planning. The "small" stuff (squirrel damage to roof shingles) will run you $500 in this area and the bigger stuff (furnace, tree maintenance, hot water heater, etc) runs you into the thousands.[/quote]
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