Advice on buying my 1st home

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@engineer_comp_geek

A really good rule of thumb is that the money you spend for your house should be no more than 1/3 of the money you bring home. If you have $3k per month income, you should be looking for a house that’s more in the $100k to $120k range. $150 would be absolutely pushing it.

I thought that rule of thumb was for gross income–he might have ment $3k a month after taxes…