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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • It’s always a good time to buy if you are confident that you will live there for 3-5 years. Even pre 2008 crash, homes recovered in about 5 years.

    The important part is avoiding becoming house poor. The payment you can qualify for and the payment you can afford are very different. There’s plenty of online calculators that can show you what a payment would look like. In many states taxes can increase dramatically after the first year, so be prepared to pay more in the future. For a down payment, 20% is ideal but often unrealistic for a first time buyer. More is better, but don’t clean out your entire account. You can put as little as 3% down, but that’s a good sign you can’t afford it if anything goes wrong