Determining exactly how much home you can afford is an important step in the home-buying process. Before you buy a house, you’ll need to figure out how much mortgage you can afford each month as well as how much of a downpayment you would need to avoid having to...
Before you buy a home, it’s important to determine just how much home you can afford. You’ll need to figure out both how much of a down payment you’ll need to avoid PMI as well as how much you can afford per month to pay off the mortgage. Our...
When it comes to buying a home, afford is a relative term. You may be able to afford the monthly payment on a house, but at what cost? Before the 2008 housing crash, many homebuyers who were making minimum wage were assured that they could afford half-million dollar...
A home is one of the biggest purchases most people make in their lifetimes. However, there’s often no real guidance on how you should buy a home and when is the right time to do it. Many people make the mistake of buying a home that isn’t right for them because they...
Am I “House Poor”? How do I avoid being “House Poor”? In this episode of Allgen’s #MoneyMinute, Jason Martin and Paul Roldán discuss the idea of being house poor and what it means. They also give good metrics to help you figure out if...
