I'm trying to figure out what gross anual salary I need to buy a house.
I have no loans, no kids, I'm single. All I pay is car insurance for my 2000 Toyota Celica($10k car) a 2001 Suzuki sport bike($3000 bike) and for my 1994 dual sport motorcycle($1500 bike). I don't have cable and my cell is $40/month. Cell could go from $70-$100 if anything at all beyond the monthy fee.
I can put down $10,000
2007-01-27 08:10:16 · 8 answers · asked by Carl G 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
you can go to bankrate.com they have calculators that may be helpful but you said before you have 10K saved up. I would not se all of my savings to put down on a house because if something happens you will not have the financial backing or cushion, it will be tied up in your house. I would continue to save as much as possible but do not touch the 10K. think of that as your emergency fund. don't touch it unless it is truly an emergency like a car accident or loss of job or something. 600K sounds awfully steep for your income but you may also want to check your credit score because that will help determine what loan products you might qualify for.
2007-01-27 10:18:04 · answer #1 · answered by butterfly234 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mike, you are 18, you live in Manhattan, um, I am not really getting this pity party picture. There are so many options open to you because you are in the City, and if being in the City doesn't really work what about the other boroughs of New York, come on Mike, for real. 18, um, not exactly a child, um, ever thought of enrolling in college, they have what are called dormitories where students live. And I know there are shelters, while you might not want to be in one, if where you are is hell, can it get any worse (be careful of what we consider hell), oh and there is another thing called JOB CORP., where you live on their campus and receive training or some other skill. Really Mike, if getting away is what you want to do the door is there all you have to do is open it. You father is grown and unless he receives some type of intervention with his problem, well, while I know you love your father, but it is his problem, you have a life to live, don't lack due to an older persons inadequacies. Oh and the dead thing, I don't think you want that, again, it is called life and you were put here to live it, be gone from there, the first step is always the hardest. Um, I am not in New York but just across the river in Jersey, e-mail me and we will seek out the necessary social services. I will keep you in prayer. God Bless..
2016-03-15 00:57:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't afford it.
A 20% downpayment is 120,000. Lenders in NYC do not play as fast and loose as they do in other places.
You have been working for 15 years and only managed to save 10k. That won't even cover your closing costs. At that rate, you will have the downpayment in about 6 lifetimes from now.
You make close to 8k a month and your bills are tiny. You should be saving at least 4k a month if that is all you have to pay.
2007-01-27 13:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your down is going to have to be more like 5%, or 30k. You can figure about 600/mo on the 100,000k, or 3600 a month mortgage payment, for a 30 year fixed, plus taxes and insurance.
2007-01-27 08:17:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF YOU want to be financially independent then NEVER buy a home worth more than 2 years of your income.
So if you make 1,200,000.oo that home can be yours and you will have ample opportunity to become very wealthy.
2007-01-27 10:42:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be comfortable, you'll need around $150k per year.
2007-01-27 08:17:18 · answer #6 · answered by Goofy Foot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot buy a $600,000.00 house with just $10,000.00
I suggest you to save at least $60,000.00
2007-01-27 10:47:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2007-01-27 08:16:41 · answer #8 · answered by slipstar_182 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋