Your annual income is $75,000 and you have $53,000 cash to cover down payment and closing cost of buying a house. You are looking at a house priced at $300,000 with monthly real estate tax and insurance cost amounting to $375. The lender will accept a down payment of 15% and the mortgage rate is 5%. The estimated closing cost is $6500. You have no other debt. Given the costs associated with the purchase of this house, mortgage rate, will you be able to take a 30-year mortgage to finance the purchase of this house with your income?

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Your annual income is $75,000 and you have $53,000 cash to cover down payment and closing cost of buying a house. You are looking at a house priced at $300,000 with monthly real estate tax and insurance cost amounting to $375. The lender will accept a down payment of 15% and the mortgage rate is 5%. The estimated closing cost is $6500. You have no other debt. Given the costs associated with the purchase of this house, mortgage rate, will you be able to take a 30-year mortgage to finance the purchase of this house with your income?

 

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