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swmill08 t1_jbtq58b wrote

What’s your pre-approval for?

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clairedelunar OP t1_jbtrq1b wrote

We’re technically approved for more but want to find something in the <$450k range bc of rising rates, student loans, hopes to start a family one day, etc.

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Peach_enby t1_jbulzc2 wrote

You’re approved for over 450k and complaining about not being able to find anything lol?

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dlamar1017 t1_jbuzy4e wrote

Banks approve for way more than you're willing to pay, my wife and I bought a few years ago for <300k, but were approved for over 550k. If we bought somewhere for 550k we'd literally be house poor for the next decade

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smokejaguar t1_jbwerr7 wrote

Yep. I bought after the financial crises in 2008, and our lender went on and on about new rules put in place to prevent that sort of crash again. We were still approved for an amount that, if used, would have resulted in us eating nothing but Ramen noodles for the next decade. It's insane.

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Peach_enby t1_jbyyelb wrote

..OP could still spending 100k less and fine house within 30 minutes of providence

And no, banks do not always approve you for way more than you’re willing to pay

Very out of touch with people who are actually struggling to get approved for something they can afford

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dlamar1017 t1_jbzzvkx wrote

I'm not saying that's always the case but just my experience. My wife and I are both in fairly well paying fields and live in a (relatively) lower cost of living area, but we both had specialized degrees, 5 years of college each, and had to take out student loans to pay for it.

If we didn't come out of school with a mortgage worth of debt already, maybe we could have payed for a house that expensive, but the reality was that we knew our means better than what a lender would have wanted us to believe

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NoMoreCircles t1_jbu5w9h wrote

I’ve seen plenty of homes sell for less than that in Elmhurst and Mt. Pleasant.

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commandantskip t1_jbvay4w wrote

I live in Elmhurst and the houses around here have been selling in the $400k range.

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