I just recently moved into a nice cardboard box behind my local liquor store. Before that I was living in a dumpster but squatters came in and took over. Fortunately I can take my box anywhere and not have to worry about squatters.
@@mintchevvv1834both parties are to blame. They can’t do shit right because they don’t gain nothing for their homies. Revolt is the only answer, down with all politicians
Bought my home for 165k back in 2019. It's a 3 Br, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage, 2 story home, 2490 sq ft. I added a shed, and large storage building in my backyard. I make 70k and my monthly payment is $1425. My wife stays home and my daughter has never been to daycare. We aren't rich but we get by just fine. I do IT work so I am savvy enough to make money on the side using my tech skills. I have a raise coming in the upcoming fiscal year. Today, my home is valued at 270k and I live in Texas. The average household income in my area is 52k so I'm doing alright being the sole provider. I perform all the maintenance on our vehicles and do all DIY projects in our home. We are truly blessed.
@@Maestro-anonYes good point. Those that already “got in” are the lucky ones. People who bought homes before 2019 and the ones who took advantage of the low interest rates are fine. It’s the folks afterwards and on who are sadly screwed.
As someone who has been a homeowner for the past 25+ years, many people also have no realistic idea about the cost of MAINTAINING a home. This year alone, we have had to buy a new HVAC, a new refrigerator, landscaping work, and tile and grout cleaning. We have an ongoing list of items that need to be either maintained or upgraded. Everything is in the hundreds to thousands of dollars in cost. People need to factor this in as well.
I know several people who decided to spend on a bigger car and now live in there. The problem is that you can't do that as a family. But a larger car would save you a massive amount of rent each month. The American dream is over when it comes to housing.
Thats the reasons many Americans are moving ovrerseas. I moved back to my home country Algeria after living 15 years in the US. Living a relaxed life in a 3 bedroom luxury condo that i own. My monthly expenses are 1k a month
I purchased my house for $275k, salary was $67k at the time. Interest rate was 5%. Thank God, I have my brother living with me. I pay my mortgage and he pays all the other household bills. Otherwise I don’t think I could afford this house.
Housemates come in handy when brothers are in short supply. First ten years+ of ownership I always had 1-2 housemates, which morphed eventually into downstairs tenants. Don’t understand the young single buyers who think it is their ‘right’ to not need to share expenses… strange sense of …privilege?
I appreciate the text based presentation you used this time around. It's a lot easier to comprehend all the numbers visually rather than trying to frantically follow along with your words.
Me and my girl make just short of $100,000 a year combined….we just bought a home in December for $190,000 with a 7.125% interest rate. We put $20,000 down. My mortgage with EVERYTHING included (PMI, home owners insurance, property tax, etc.) is $1,488 a month. Before that we were paying $1,450 for a town home we rented! Crazy I know! On top of all the other bills we pay (car payments, car insurance, phone bills, utilities etc) we also pay $1,000 a month in day care for our 8 month old baby girl….we afford all our bills no problem. Sometimes I’m not sure how but we do! We’re blessed and very thankful.
@@pearlperlitavenegas2023 It'll go up like $10k in like 10 years though. Meanwhile in California our houses will increase by 1 million dollars in the same time :D
His 8th grade math checks out, my son verified it. Also we are going through a home purchase and using the 28% rule, it is spot on. 1 of my favorite videos and helpful for those interested in keeping a budget.
@@darbyoharayes but I think they use gross because you can always flex your net base on how much u let take out before you get your net check. You can flex your taxes, 401k deductions and etc. So I assume that’s why they use gross
Crazy how I worked my ass off to break into the six figure range, and the goal posts have been moved. Shit is exhausting man. No politician is even talking about the housing crisis in detail. Our homes are being hijacked by foreign corporations and we are being pushed into rentals that we can't even afford. I used to love this country but the people have abandoned it.
280K in income, house is worth 400k/ owe 97K on a 2.9% interest rate with 5 years to go. Even though we can and sometimes have the urge to, we don't move up in home. the taxes are reasonable and we are in a desirable location.
@@Clarktherealtor I kind did this by mistake...my wage has always bailed me out. I guess we just didn't go house crazy, but we eat out alot and blow money too..
My husband and I bought a house in 2010- $80k- just outta college I didn’t have a job and he was in military. We paid it off in 10 years could’ve been sooner but wasn’t focused. We decided 3 years ago to move closer to schools, job etc and we bought a house right before interest rates got crazy! We got a newly renovated older home in a crap area (but closer to downtown) for $250k 3.5% Interest rate. We now live in one income $110k income due to childcare. Also our insurance and taxes have gone up each by at least $600 dollars. Which is a lot in one year. And to think it can go up again the way things are going! But we were only able to do that because we chose to buy way under what they were lending us and we also want to afford travel and groceries comfortably for a family of 6. There’s no way we could afford a $400 k home and do everything we do now that make us happy like travel, eat out once a week etc. So sad at one point our goal was to make $100k each but now that seems to be the mandate to be able what we were once able to do 10-15 years ago.
I was sweating on the thought alone. Come hell or high water you have to find $6k every single month for 30 freaking years! No, buy less and pay it off early if you can
Graduated college in 2022 with no debt thanks to GI Bill. Qualify for VA home loan. Make 84k a year. Thought I was set for life. Turns out I’m still fucked.
@@danielredziniak2996also factor in cost of living where you live. Living in the backwoods where the population is under 20k is far more affordable when no one wants to live there. And then you have cities where there's a sprawling population that's more dense and expensive. Some people have children and other household expenses that has nothing to do with "bad decisions" at all. The money just ain't stretching in this economy.
As a 35 year old male, married with 3 kids. I have bought and sold 3 homes in the last 12 years and in the last 4 years I have watched this country completely destroy the American dream and the hopes of purchasing a home. The middle classes purchasing power has been crushed and the only people benefiting is the corrupt congressional leaders (on both sides) and the ultra-wealthy... God help us all this next decade. #Bitcoin
Institutional investors like Blackrock are buying up the homes to house illegal immigrants and getting paid exorbitant amounts per person per day by our blue state and local govts to house them. Average Americans are getting nothing.
Well, at least you've had the chance to marry and buy/sell 3 homes. I'm your age and I've never married any woman, neither have I bought my own house yet. Perhaps both scenarios come with advantages and disadvantages.
When we bought, we knew we wanted to stay far under budget. We are $918/mo under the 28% rule. Paid $345,000 at %5.75, no down payment, no PMI (thanks VA loan), when the bank was trying to tell us we could afford $800,000 (mind you, this is without a down payment). No thank you.
Canada is just ahead of us on the destructive path. In 4 years we have destroyed the middle class completely and we will be on pace to pass Canada in the next decade.
I'm taken back by how much time I imagine you spent, preparing & composing this video! It looks like a "Labor of Love", a passion for Social Outreach, consumer advocacy, or, all of the above? This video is a wake-up call and a layman's tutorial. Boy, oh boy, thank you...🇺🇸 👍☕
You need about 200-250k a year to buy a decent home in a standard place these days. Not even talking about NYC or SF. Even Nashville TN is expensive these days. I went on a trip there recently and was astonished at the prices.
You could buy many places in NYC with $250K/yr, but you should only live there if you like overcrowded cities, overpaying for everything in general, heavy traffic and are gay.
The best financial decision I made was buying my home in 2015 for $162k, giving me a mortgage of $960/month. I refinanced when the interest rates dropped and pulled out $100,000 in liquidity (taking advantage of my equity before Interest rates rise) I have invested 20k in stocks and am looking to use the rest to invest when things downturn. I feel bad for those now bc I sure as hell wouldn’t be able to purchase a home at least in the area I bought 9 years ago today or much anywhere near work.
Southern California here.. can’t get a house for less than a million. Our 200k household can barely get us into a dump or condo. I guess everyone here is making well over 300k.
I could’ve taken a mortgage loan for more than I borrowed but I didn’t want that. I’m very anxious to pay off my mortgage. Yes, the 30 year, fixed 3.75% interest rate was what I agreed to. I put a down payment of 20% to avoid paying PMI. I hope to be mortgage free by December 2026. Wish me luck!
I remember growing up and thinking that Making 6 figures was the ultimate goal and meant you were successful... Now here I am and I still can't afford a house in todays market.... fucking insane how just 10 years ago 6 figures was still great metric and now it feels like its the new norm needed to barely stay ahead of this current economy.
@@holydarkness6007 it did not decrease that much until the hyperinflation due to the pandemic money printing. Over 80% of the USD ever existed was printed in the last four years.
@@VashtheStampede007 I mean you are right but that was 4 years ago at this point and unless there is some major DEFLATION that takes place it will NEVER return to how it was...
I've noticed quite a few people in the past year or so who moved into my neighborhood. They bought more house than they could afford and it shows in their inability to keep up with maintaining the appearance of their houses.
What's crazy, is that nothing in my area is under 300K. Nothing. With these interest rates, household income would have to at least be 100k to afford. Horrible situation
At some point, you would think home prices would drop. They won't until people refuse to pay these outrageous prices. Either that, incomes meed to rise. The federal reserve is responsible for this mess.
I bought my home when I was making 72K and my home was just 110k, only out 3% down and my mortgage less than 700 dollars. I am living WAY beneath my means.
There more money in the economy wake up prices are only going up. Look at other countries were there notes kept getting devalued. Hold on for the ride.
I make 140k and bought a 560k new construction. I don't remember the last time I had a day off, my back is killing me every day. If I didn't have my parents move in with me and gave them their own suite downstairs to help with the expenses, I would probably end up in a hospital in a year or two. It's ridiculous.
Great video! Why are the calculations with pre-tax income over actual take home income? I always use our actual house hold take home pay for budgeting because it seems more accurate. Thanks B!
If these numbers sound dire, note that the calculations in this video don't include HOA 😊Where I am (HCOL area), all neighborhoods have an HOA and the monthly fees range from $200-800/mo. Some Florida residents even reported their fees jumping from a couple hundred to over $1k/mo in the past year. Good luck!
I bought my home in 2016 for $150k (4/2 on 1/8 acre w/2-car garage). I couldn’t afford to buy it today for the $280k the county thinks it’s worth. The property taxes are now 1/2 of my monthly payment thanks to the property value increases over the last 4 years from all the development during the boom.
Brian, I want to share something with you. I grew up poor, the yard-sales every weekend and garbage picking poor. I learned early on to live like times are hard because eventually, times will be hard and if you werent living like that up to that moment you will be blindsided and might not survive when it gets rough. Live simple, enjoy lesser things like family time and the outdoors and give yourself financial freedom to do what you want to do for a living and never lose sleep over money. My life isnt perfect but I never let anyone treat me poorly at work because Im not strapped for cash and no one owns me.
This has why my wife and I are looking to move somewhere cheaper. Only problem is that wages are also less. Stuck between a rock and a hard place 🤷🏽♂️
When I bought my first house in 1973, banks wouldn't let you borrow more than 2.5 times your income, and a 20% down payment was the minimum requirement. The interest rate was just under 7%. The way I see it, these days too many people have an inflated idea of the lifestyle they think they're entitled to. Also, buying a house in an area where prices explode on a continuous basis means that your homeowners insurance and your property tax will do likewise. Plenty of people have found themselves in the position of house payments they can no longer afford because of skyrocketing insurance and taxes.
I make over 300k and live in New Jersey. I cannot afford a home out here. This video doesn't take into account how high property taxes are. I looked at a house yesterday, 975k for the house. $25,000 a YEAR in taxes. Even though I qualify for a 7.1% interest rate, I would be paying an ADDITIONAL $2,000 a MONTH for taxes which makes it literally impossible to purchase a home out here. I want to give up and drown in the ocean. Why am I working so hard if I can't even afford to be able to purchase a place around here? Anything that costs less was built decades ago and needs just as much money put into it in order to make it livable. It feels so hopeless.
I hear you . We had so sell the family home, had it since 1935 because no one could afford the taxes, even though it was paid for. bummer. Remote working has been the answer for many where I live in North Idaho.
According to this, every homeowner in my area needs to make about $750K/year. The average household income is actually closer to $150K. Make it make sense.
Appreciate the educational content! Historically 5-7% interest rates are the norm but the past decade has twisted the consumer's perception of the cost of borrowing money
@@XxChuyoxX as some one who was house hunting during those lows there were not that many houses available, but it did benefit those who refinanced who paid less for their house
@@tehdz that's your one anecdotal experience. Majority of people with mortgages still have low fixed rates locked in. Your personal experience doesn't change the majority of the housing market.
Wow I remember we used to talk about Cali home prices years ago. I live in Houston, Tx. We thought that was insane back in the day. Welp here we are, it’s caught up to the country. This is insane. Ima have to look at another country
Homebuyers get fixated on the monthly payment and not the purchase price. Lower interest rates made people feel wealthy because they qualified for a more expensive home. The downside is if their home loses value and a sale is forced due to unforeseen circumstances.
Dam I can feel you 100% on that. Having an inheritance or something tangible you can do something with or even being in position is better than starting from ground 0.
Banks do not want you to default because it is not efficient for them to be foreclosing on homes and then have to auction them off for pennies on the dollar.
And if you messed up your credit when you were young, you won’t be able to buy a house at all. Things are too expensive to afford to pay off debt. It’s extremely difficult to
I love your content. We watch it daily. I continue to marvel at why people would voluntarily choose (given similar job offers) to live in the highest cost (Blue States-Income Tax/Blue Counties-Property Taxes/Blue Cities-Sales Tax & Transportation-Tolls, parking, etc) areas especially at a young age. The math does not work.
I’m 27 making 220k single income household, bought 400k home at 2.75% interest before rate hikes, I stayed well below budget to be able to enjoy life. Have zero car payments. My mortgage broker wanted me to buy a $1M home but didn’t need it .
Something needs to be done to control or cap insurance costs and property taxes. As more and more people are living paycheck to paycheck as each month/year passes, this pace of rising homeowner costs cannot be sustained without negative financial results for many.
60k. Average price for a respectable house here in Minnesota is $400k. And food for a family of 5 is $1000 a month. Utilities, life insurance, medical insurance, car insurance. It’s impossible.
The only things that impact my mortgage payment is property taxes and homeowners insurance that keep rising. Annual property taxes are @$ 11200 currently. When I moved in it was 5200. So yeah, no way to account for that
Great video. We bought a house right at the start of rates skyrocketing, thankfully we can "afford" the house but we absolutely could not at a 7% rate. It's all so crazy.
I've been saving for a decade. Finally make good money to get a house I've wanted and everything shot up... to price me out. It's insane, most houses that are mid are about 800k in Orange County. MID. I found a 2bed, 1,200 Sq feet, that needs over 100k in renovations for 575k in a terrible area. This is regarded as a "steal"...
What I dont undersand is why the hell people have to pay property tax on a home or land that I own and have no mortgage. Like seriously, I work my ass off for 15 to 20 years to pay off the mortgage, finally say I own a home, and the moment something happens, and I cant afford to pay property taxes, the government comes and takes my home and land from me??? why are people in the US allowing this. Property tax is fraudulent and fancy way to call it rent. You will never own a home in this country.
Do you drive on the local roads? Do you have schools, fire departments, police, and parks? Who would pay for all that if not the people that live there?
@@Spielzeit85private companies could own those resources and charge tolls for them… Doesn’t have to be state owned and extorted with the threat of violence from the state.
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why do you make examples of 3% mortage payments
if you know it will never get to 3% again probably EVER agani??
No more than %25 of pre-tax income should go for home mortgages, taxes and insurance. The same amount should go for saving and investment.
Perfect. All I can afford according to this video is a camping tent and a bag of skittles
Oh come on now. I don't believe for one minute you can buy skittles.
hey, skittles are a w
You got to get your income up by selling the skittles.
@@avenger1212 🤣🤣
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It’s not about how much you qualify for, it’s about how much you can comfortable afford!
Which isn't much these days
Well said!
The only person too impress is Yourself.
@@robertjones2282I easily impress myself. 😆
First 22 seconds of the video 👍🏽
I just bought a home for 225k at income of 60k a year and we’re pretty much living paycheck to paycheck so Bryan was spot on.
If you don't mind me asking where?The average house in Raleigh NC is about $500,000.
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Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Oklahoma,Alabama and some parts of Texas. All those states have nice 3/2 1500 sqft homes for 225k
Go to Detroit bro houses for 100k
Bad buy. Not living within your means. Sell that junk
Depressing, that I cannot afford anything, but thank you for being real. We need that more often.
Yes, gotta put things into perspective. But, you got this!
Most people can't afford ,that's why financing exists.
@@theshield1613 Very funny! 🤓
@@icantsleep845 sounds like the truth hurt your feelings.
@icantsleep845 May i ask why you think you can't afford anything?
I just recently moved into a nice cardboard box behind my local liquor store. Before that I was living in a dumpster but squatters came in and took over. Fortunately I can take my box anywhere and not have to worry about squatters.
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that two story box is legit my man
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Does your box have a basement? 🤔
Some of us are paying such high rent it’s almost impossible to save. What’s going on right now is crazy honestly
Revolt
Keep voting democrat
@@mintchevvv1834both parties are to blame. They can’t do shit right because they don’t gain nothing for their homies. Revolt is the only answer, down with all politicians
@@mintchevvv1834I live in the red state of Texas. Parties don't matter.
@@mintchevvv1834I guarantee you Trump’s admin will make this problem *much* worse with these tariffs
Bought my home for 165k back in 2019. It's a 3 Br, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage, 2 story home, 2490 sq ft. I added a shed, and large storage building in my backyard. I make 70k and my monthly payment is $1425. My wife stays home and my daughter has never been to daycare. We aren't rich but we get by just fine. I do IT work so I am savvy enough to make money on the side using my tech skills. I have a raise coming in the upcoming fiscal year. Today, my home is valued at 270k and I live in Texas. The average household income in my area is 52k so I'm doing alright being the sole provider. I perform all the maintenance on our vehicles and do all DIY projects in our home. We are truly blessed.
Don’t ever move, you’ll never find that again.
This is assuming you have no other debts and single
THEY ARE COMING FOR ALL OF US.
@@Maestro-anonYes good point. Those that already “got in” are the lucky ones. People who bought homes before 2019 and the ones who took advantage of the low interest rates are fine. It’s the folks afterwards and on who are sadly screwed.
Proud of you brother
This dude works his ass off. And gives great insight and advice!
Thank you Randy for all the support! I appreciate it so much!
@@clearvaluetax9382so to be clear almost NO ONE can afford to buy using the 30/70 rule
@@clearvaluetax9382 I second those feelings. See my other comment!
@@clearvaluetax9382 🫡
He getting paid for it is he not? He not doing it out of the kindness of his heart.
As someone who has been a homeowner for the past 25+ years, many people also have no realistic idea about the cost of MAINTAINING a home. This year alone, we have had to buy a new HVAC, a new refrigerator, landscaping work, and tile and grout cleaning. We have an ongoing list of items that need to be either maintained or upgraded. Everything is in the hundreds to thousands of dollars in cost. People need to factor this in as well.
Landscaping work optional imo
Exactly! Homes have doubled in my neighborhood and the houses are falling apart because people can’t take care of them.
@@B3gonias That's when the blight settles in...
You can buy used fridges from offer up or marketplace, landscaping and the other stuff (minus hvac ) you can do yourself
Yeah but that’s nothing compared to your mortgage…
I know several people who decided to spend on a bigger car and now live in there. The problem is that you can't do that as a family. But a larger car would save you a massive amount of rent each month. The American dream is over when it comes to housing.
Thats the reasons many Americans are moving ovrerseas. I moved back to my home country Algeria after living 15 years in the US. Living a relaxed life in a 3 bedroom luxury condo that i own. My monthly expenses are 1k a month
I purchased my house for $275k, salary was $67k at the time. Interest rate was 5%. Thank God, I have my brother living with me. I pay my mortgage and he pays all the other household bills. Otherwise I don’t think I could afford this house.
Hang on to your brother = Blood is thicker than water. Stay the course and "Keep the Faith".
@@lilblackduc7312 He's going to have to hang onto his brother because blood isn't thicker than bills. 🤣🤣
$67k, yea, you better thank you brother because you would be tight!
Housemates come in handy when brothers are in short supply. First ten years+ of ownership I always had 1-2 housemates, which morphed eventually into downstairs tenants. Don’t understand the young single buyers who think it is their ‘right’ to not need to share expenses… strange sense of …privilege?
Ya I bought a home for 275k back in 2017 and my interest rate was 4% and my salary was 67k also. Idk how I was surviving lol
"If you have an eighth grader handy..."
Damn Brian, never stop throwing truth bombs sprinkled with shade. I love it!
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I appreciate the text based presentation you used this time around. It's a lot easier to comprehend all the numbers visually rather than trying to frantically follow along with your words.
So basically if you do not currently own a home you’re screwed. They really need to fix this situation ASAP!
Bidenflation
Remember who did this to you and vote accordingly.
Keep voting democrat lmfao
@@AC313_Shit happened before Biden dude. Elites work together to fuck us over stop supporting the parties
no need to make this political. pretty sure no one complained when the government printed money to keep them afloat during covid.
Me and my girl make just short of $100,000 a year combined….we just bought a home in December for $190,000 with a 7.125% interest rate. We put $20,000 down. My mortgage with EVERYTHING included (PMI, home owners insurance, property tax, etc.) is $1,488 a month. Before that we were paying $1,450 for a town home we rented! Crazy I know! On top of all the other bills we pay (car payments, car insurance, phone bills, utilities etc) we also pay $1,000 a month in day care for our 8 month old baby girl….we afford all our bills no problem. Sometimes I’m not sure how but we do! We’re blessed and very thankful.
Well done!
190k must be in the Midwest Nice deal
@@pearlperlitavenegas2023yup go there😂 keep my area free from Californians
@@pearlperlitavenegas2023 It'll go up like $10k in like 10 years though. Meanwhile in California our houses will increase by 1 million dollars in the same time :D
Midwest?
His 8th grade math checks out, my son verified it. Also we are going through a home purchase and using the 28% rule, it is spot on. 1 of my favorite videos and helpful for those interested in keeping a budget.
The rule makes NO SENSE. You don’t pay the housing cost with pretax dollars.
All this data is wrong
@@darbyohara Excellent point . . . wish Bryan would magically find your comment and respond.
@@darbyohara Lenders use gross income to calculate how much a borrower can afford to borrow for a mortgage.
@ it makes no sense to use gross. The housing isn’t paid out of your gross earnings. It’s paid out of net. Use net to calculate
@@darbyoharayes but I think they use gross because you can always flex your net base on how much u let take out before you get your net check. You can flex your taxes, 401k deductions and etc. So I assume that’s why they use gross
Crazy how I worked my ass off to break into the six figure range, and the goal posts have been moved. Shit is exhausting man. No politician is even talking about the housing crisis in detail. Our homes are being hijacked by foreign corporations and we are being pushed into rentals that we can't even afford. I used to love this country but the people have abandoned it.
280K in income, house is worth 400k/ owe 97K on a 2.9% interest rate with 5 years to go. Even though we can and sometimes have the urge to, we don't move up in home. the taxes are reasonable and we are in a desirable location.
That is good. You gotta teach the people around you how to make the same play.
@@Clarktherealtor I kind did this by mistake...my wage has always bailed me out. I guess we just didn't go house crazy, but we eat out alot and blow money too..
@@DR.Detroit11 That eating out alot gets me too
so hes in the top 5% of income earners.
@@Clarktherealtor Millions of people are...not rich at all..
My husband and I bought a house in 2010- $80k- just outta college I didn’t have a job and he was in military. We paid it off in 10 years could’ve been sooner but wasn’t focused. We decided 3 years ago to move closer to schools, job etc and we bought a house right before interest rates got crazy! We got a newly renovated older home in a crap area (but closer to downtown) for $250k 3.5% Interest rate. We now live in one income $110k income due to childcare. Also our insurance and taxes have gone up each by at least $600 dollars. Which is a lot in one year. And to think it can go up again the way things are going!
But we were only able to do that because we chose to buy way under what they were lending us and we also want to afford travel and groceries comfortably for a family of 6. There’s no way we could afford a $400 k home and do everything we do now that make us happy like travel, eat out once a week etc.
So sad at one point our goal was to make $100k each but now that seems to be the mandate to be able what we were once able to do 10-15 years ago.
Our household income is 260k/yr, Currently we are paying 2400/month, I can’t imagine myself paying $5833/month mortgage payment, its insane 🤯
I am living proof of your imagination at work!
Exactly, his calculations are waaaay to lax. Paying $5833/month for 30 years is crazy! Buy less, the stress is not worth it.
I was sweating on the thought alone. Come hell or high water you have to find $6k every single month for 30 freaking years! No, buy less and pay it off early if you can
@@stmtpls1481 Could also rent it out.
Dad?
Purchased back in 2016 for $220k. Did a 15 year mortgage with 2.85% interest. Home is now worth $398k. Lucky I purchased when I did.
Graduated college in 2022 with no debt thanks to GI Bill. Qualify for VA home loan. Make 84k a year. Thought I was set for life. Turns out I’m still fucked.
It is getting crazier by the day.
Bad decisions I see. I’m 24 and I bought mine last year making around 70k and I bought it while before graduating with my masters
Same bud same.
@@danielredziniak2996also factor in cost of living where you live. Living in the backwoods where the population is under 20k is far more affordable when no one wants to live there. And then you have cities where there's a sprawling population that's more dense and expensive. Some people have children and other household expenses that has nothing to do with "bad decisions" at all. The money just ain't stretching in this economy.
Wow!!! This information is invaluable!!! Thanks Brian.
There are literally zero houses I will ever be able to afford in my area
Time to move
Crappy attitude. Learn skills and how to negotiate.
@LesHom69life isn’t always that simple
Thank the sellout Baby Boomers for this!
@LesHom69 Not everyone works remote. Moving to low cost of living area often comes with lower pay.
I got real excited there for a second then Brian hit me with the “50 years ago”
As a 35 year old male, married with 3 kids. I have bought and sold 3 homes in the last 12 years and in the last 4 years I have watched this country completely destroy the American dream and the hopes of purchasing a home. The middle classes purchasing power has been crushed and the only people benefiting is the corrupt congressional leaders (on both sides) and the ultra-wealthy... God help us all this next decade. #Bitcoin
Joe!
Let’s go Brandon !!!
@@1984BigBro Trump is just as culpable.
Institutional investors like Blackrock are buying up the homes to house illegal immigrants and getting paid exorbitant amounts per person per day by our blue state and local govts to house them. Average Americans are getting nothing.
Well, at least you've had the chance to marry and buy/sell 3 homes. I'm your age and I've never married any woman, neither have I bought my own house yet. Perhaps both scenarios come with advantages and disadvantages.
When we bought, we knew we wanted to stay far under budget. We are $918/mo under the 28% rule. Paid $345,000 at %5.75, no down payment, no PMI (thanks VA loan), when the bank was trying to tell us we could afford $800,000 (mind you, this is without a down payment). No thank you.
If you think things can’t get worse, look at Canada
Canada is just ahead of us on the destructive path. In 4 years we have destroyed the middle class completely and we will be on pace to pass Canada in the next decade.
Australia
It is getting crazy all over the world.
Just make sure you keep voting liberal people!! They will fix it if you give them more time. 🤭🤭🤭
I think Australia takes that dismal award....followed closely by Canada.
I'm taken back by how much time I imagine you spent, preparing & composing this video! It looks like a "Labor of Love", a passion for Social Outreach, consumer advocacy, or, all of the above? This video is a wake-up call and a layman's tutorial. Boy, oh boy, thank you...🇺🇸 👍☕
You need about 200-250k a year to buy a decent home in a standard place these days. Not even talking about NYC or SF. Even Nashville TN is expensive these days. I went on a trip there recently and was astonished at the prices.
The ship has sailed in 2020 in Tenn. It was affordable now it’s NY housing prices minus the high taxes, but still!
I live in Nashville and it’s a mess :(
You could buy many places in NYC with $250K/yr, but you should only live there if you like overcrowded cities, overpaying for everything in general, heavy traffic and are gay.
I am retired …. I own my home ….If the insurance and taxes keep going up at this pace ….. I won’t be able to stay . I will have to sell
You could move to another country with cheaper cost of living and cheaper healthcare
That is another serious issue that is getting worse and needs to be addressed!
That's part of the plan...
Private equity lobbying for property tax and insurance increases need to stop
Sell and live in Mexico.
Very nice areas you can buy.
The best financial decision I made was buying my home in 2015 for $162k, giving me a mortgage of $960/month. I refinanced when the interest rates dropped and pulled out $100,000 in liquidity (taking advantage of my equity before Interest rates rise) I have invested 20k in stocks and am looking to use the rest to invest when things downturn.
I feel bad for those now bc I sure as hell wouldn’t be able to purchase a home at least in the area I bought 9 years ago today or much anywhere near work.
Southern California here.. can’t get a house for less than a million. Our 200k household can barely get us into a dump or condo. I guess everyone here is making well over 300k.
Try, 92882 zip code. Great homes around 1 mil or less
Move
@@123lowp
I guess they won't be making $200K elsewhere. I make around $90K in MD and in West Virginia same profession it will be around $70K.
Fix your state.
Then no need to move.
@@orhbo0 California is the worlds largest dumpster fire. That's probably it biggest tourist attraction. Home of the hobo army!
Thanks so much for the reality check, Brian.....too many are understandably disillusioned about what they can afford.
No matter how freaking demoralizing this is, thank u very much for the video. I really needed it.
I could’ve taken a mortgage loan for more than I borrowed but I didn’t want that. I’m very anxious to pay off my mortgage. Yes, the 30 year, fixed 3.75% interest rate was what I agreed to. I put a down payment of 20% to avoid paying PMI. I hope to be mortgage free by December 2026. Wish me luck!
Great info, Brian! I am 'under budget' but only because I decided to go the tiny house route!
I remember growing up and thinking that Making 6 figures was the ultimate goal and meant you were successful... Now here I am and I still can't afford a house in todays market.... fucking insane how just 10 years ago 6 figures was still great metric and now it feels like its the new norm needed to barely stay ahead of this current economy.
100k is the new poverty line 😂
@@VashtheStampede007 definitely not the poverty line but the buying power of 6 figure salary has SIGNIFICANTLY reduced in the past 10 years.
@@holydarkness6007 it did not decrease that much until the hyperinflation due to the pandemic money printing. Over 80% of the USD ever existed was printed in the last four years.
@@VashtheStampede007 I mean you are right but that was 4 years ago at this point and unless there is some major DEFLATION that takes place it will NEVER return to how it was...
Here in Seattle, the house price is around 800K. It's really frustrating how I can afford one.
Thank you for putting things in perspective
I've noticed quite a few people in the past year or so who moved into my neighborhood. They bought more house than they could afford and it shows in their inability to keep up with maintaining the appearance of their houses.
What's crazy, is that nothing in my area is under 300K.
Nothing.
With these interest rates, household income would have to at least be 100k to afford.
Horrible situation
Nothing in my area is under 550k
@@ErnieBert-eg8kdlocation?
Only in low cost of living area. 100K is peanuts if you are in the west coast northeast etc..
@@agneoa-b2x Boston. Immediately north burbs within 15 miles of downtown.
Try 500000
At some point, you would think home prices would drop. They won't until people refuse to pay these outrageous prices. Either that, incomes meed to rise. The federal reserve is responsible for this mess.
I bought my home when I was making 72K and my home was just 110k, only out 3% down and my mortgage less than 700 dollars. I am living WAY beneath my means.
That how you become rich if your salary isn't high enough.
This is the way! :)
For those of us willing to listen, this is an excellent quality video and information thereof. Thank you!
"I can afford to wait" button 🔘
Wait for prices to go up.
Well, kind of
There more money in the economy wake up prices are only going up. Look at other countries were there notes kept getting devalued. Hold on for the ride.
I was waiting for price to come down In California but instead it doubles in price.
@@ebutuoy5088 Either prices fall or America does. Your choice.
You forgot about PMI insurance in your $80k scenario only putting 10% down. That $1,800/mo payment is more like $1900 or even $2000/mo.
I make 140k and bought a 560k new construction. I don't remember the last time I had a day off, my back is killing me every day. If I didn't have my parents move in with me and gave them their own suite downstairs to help with the expenses, I would probably end up in a hospital in a year or two. It's ridiculous.
Should have gone for less
I'm an RN and 2025 will see me couchsurfing with my wife and baby. Praying for the people of this country, it's so hard to keep hope
Great video! Why are the calculations with pre-tax income over actual take home income? I always use our actual house hold take home pay for budgeting because it seems more accurate. Thanks B!
If these numbers sound dire, note that the calculations in this video don't include HOA 😊Where I am (HCOL area), all neighborhoods have an HOA and the monthly fees range from $200-800/mo. Some Florida residents even reported their fees jumping from a couple hundred to over $1k/mo in the past year. Good luck!
The average house is 400k 😮
Rates at 7% i bet they will be at
600k when rates Finally drop.
😓
I mist desirable areas? Yes, it won’t be far off!
Thanks for making this video. So many people need this basic understanding of how much house to purchase
I bought my home in 2016 for $150k (4/2 on 1/8 acre w/2-car garage). I couldn’t afford to buy it today for the $280k the county thinks it’s worth.
The property taxes are now 1/2 of my monthly payment thanks to the property value increases over the last 4 years from all the development during the boom.
I thank god that I bought in 2020 and locked in a 2.25 interest rate. 282K, 4 bed 2700 sqft, $1403 mortgage.
Brian, I want to share something with you. I grew up poor, the yard-sales every weekend and garbage picking poor. I learned early on to live like times are hard because eventually, times will be hard and if you werent living like that up to that moment you will be blindsided and might not survive when it gets rough. Live simple, enjoy lesser things like family time and the outdoors and give yourself financial freedom to do what you want to do for a living and never lose sleep over money. My life isnt perfect but I never let anyone treat me poorly at work because Im not strapped for cash and no one owns me.
This is the exact same way I operate. Glad to see more of us like this out there.
You are like Big Brother. I always get clarity listening to your videos
Another thorough breakdown from the best accountant on UA-cam. 👏🏾
No. It’s all wrong
This has why my wife and I are looking to move somewhere cheaper. Only problem is that wages are also less. Stuck between a rock and a hard place 🤷🏽♂️
Plus, $400 electric bill, $200 gas bill n $500 water bill too
When I bought my first house in 1973, banks wouldn't let you borrow more than 2.5 times your income, and a 20% down payment was the minimum requirement. The interest rate was just under 7%. The way I see it, these days too many people have an inflated idea of the lifestyle they think they're entitled to. Also, buying a house in an area where prices explode on a continuous basis means that your homeowners insurance and your property tax will do likewise. Plenty of people have found themselves in the position of house payments they can no longer afford because of skyrocketing insurance and taxes.
You need to basically be making nearly 200k HHI to comfortably afford a home these days, with all the added expenses and cost of living. It’s sad.
If you want to live in LA, or NYC, sure.
@@DJSolisticaI’m in DC. He’s right. Even the far out areas of Maryland and Virginia, the average home price is around 400k.
Most people I know of or way over that 28%. More like half of their income is going towards rent or mortgage
I’m pretty sure some people wished they’d never listened to crash bros and waited for a crash.
I wish I never listened. I really really am pissed I did. I really fucked myself....now I'm priced out
@@muddysneakers77same
Yep. Economic Ninja was the worst. And he’s still preaching crash 3 years later 😂
Hats off to the people that got their homes early enough before all this madness. Everybody else enjoy being homeless or a lifelong renter.
Thanks for the info and all the work on the math.
You’re a good man. Thank you!
I make over 300k and live in New Jersey. I cannot afford a home out here. This video doesn't take into account how high property taxes are. I looked at a house yesterday, 975k for the house. $25,000 a YEAR in taxes. Even though I qualify for a 7.1% interest rate, I would be paying an ADDITIONAL $2,000 a MONTH for taxes which makes it literally impossible to purchase a home out here. I want to give up and drown in the ocean. Why am I working so hard if I can't even afford to be able to purchase a place around here? Anything that costs less was built decades ago and needs just as much money put into it in order to make it livable. It feels so hopeless.
Yeah man that hurts, Jersey has some of the highest property taxes in the country. If at all possible, I'd suggest moving.
I hear you . We had so sell the family home, had it since 1935 because no one could afford the taxes, even though it was paid for. bummer. Remote working has been the answer for many where I live in North Idaho.
According to this, every homeowner in my area needs to make about $750K/year. The average household income is actually closer to $150K. Make it make sense.
Yea, seems like a recipe for disaster.
Ridiculous. My wife and I in Portland make $133k and we can’t afford the average house. Believe me, we’ve tried…
Appreciate the educational content! Historically 5-7% interest rates are the norm but the past decade has twisted the consumer's perception of the cost of borrowing money
5-7 was fine when decent house was less than 2 years wort of ones net income. Not in this reality when average house is 6 times average income
The American Dream is no more. 😡
Idk about that just too many people buying houses they can't afford they'll be forced to foreclose in the future
@@tehdzso you hope
@@tehdzthat's not gonna happen. Most people have low 3-5% fixed mortgage rates locked in. These new unaffordable mortgages is very recent
@@XxChuyoxX as some one who was house hunting during those lows there were not that many houses available, but it did benefit those who refinanced who paid less for their house
@@tehdz that's your one anecdotal experience. Majority of people with mortgages still have low fixed rates locked in. Your personal experience doesn't change the majority of the housing market.
My first home in the Northeast in 1992 was $89,000. 3BR Ranch but interest rate was 8%. Refinanced once rates went down.
Wow I remember we used to talk about Cali home prices years ago. I live in Houston, Tx. We thought that was insane back in the day. Welp here we are, it’s caught up to the country. This is insane. Ima have to look at another country
Homebuyers get fixated on the monthly payment and not the purchase price. Lower interest rates made people feel wealthy because they qualified for a more expensive home. The downside is if their home loses value and a sale is forced due to unforeseen circumstances.
Never understood why affordability is taken from pre-tax income? Net will be way less than gross
People like me without inheritances are doomed. One can only live an American dream in their dreams.
Dam I can feel you 100% on that. Having an inheritance or something tangible you can do something with or even being in position is better than starting from ground 0.
I think you need to look at take home numbers for the monthly expenses. Watch those paystubs and expenses carefully.
According to this video, I should buy a mattress on the side of the freeway.
Dam and thats not even including costs of living like food, gas, any car payments, insurance, any credit cards, car payments...no bueno 😟
Banks do not want you to default because it is not efficient for them to be foreclosing on homes and then have to auction them off for pennies on the dollar.
And if you messed up your credit when you were young, you won’t be able to buy a house at all. Things are too expensive to afford to pay off debt. It’s extremely difficult to
I love your content. We watch it daily. I continue to marvel at why people would voluntarily choose (given similar job offers) to live in the highest cost (Blue States-Income Tax/Blue Counties-Property Taxes/Blue Cities-Sales Tax & Transportation-Tolls, parking, etc) areas especially at a young age. The math does not work.
I can afford the door knob (front and back!) but only used or on clearance.
Thank you! You have always looked out for us. God bless you 🙏🏼
I’m 27 making 220k single income household, bought 400k home at 2.75% interest before rate hikes, I stayed well below budget to be able to enjoy life. Have zero car payments. My mortgage broker wanted me to buy a $1M home but didn’t need it .
Good for you. Very intelligent.
Something needs to be done to control or cap insurance costs and property taxes. As more and more people are living paycheck to paycheck as each month/year passes, this pace of rising homeowner costs cannot be sustained without negative financial results for many.
Many people have gross income because it's gross how little the income is compared to the cost of living.
So glad I found your channel in 2020! You're awesome Brian!
60k. Average price for a respectable house here in Minnesota is $400k. And food for a family of 5 is $1000 a month. Utilities, life insurance, medical insurance, car insurance. It’s impossible.
Stop paying health insurance premiums and put them into an HSA.
The only things that impact my mortgage payment is property taxes and homeowners insurance that keep rising. Annual property taxes are @$ 11200 currently. When I moved in it was 5200. So yeah, no way to account for that
Very informative. Thanks for this video. Although I am in Canada. This still applies.
Great video.
We bought a house right at the start of rates skyrocketing, thankfully we can "afford" the house but we absolutely could not at a 7% rate. It's all so crazy.
We pay more than we can afford according to this video and we only rent right now bc of the insane housing prices in AZ.
I'm $255 under budget with a 3.75% mortgage. So thankful I bought when I did right around the start of the pandemic.
Hey Brian. Thanks for the information!!
It’s always great to see you J TradeForexInc!
I've been saving for a decade. Finally make good money to get a house I've wanted and everything shot up... to price me out.
It's insane, most houses that are mid are about 800k in Orange County. MID. I found a 2bed, 1,200 Sq feet, that needs over 100k in renovations for 575k in a terrible area. This is regarded as a "steal"...
What I dont undersand is why the hell people have to pay property tax on a home or land that I own and have no mortgage. Like seriously, I work my ass off for 15 to 20 years to pay off the mortgage, finally say I own a home, and the moment something happens, and I cant afford to pay property taxes, the government comes and takes my home and land from me??? why are people in the US allowing this. Property tax is fraudulent and fancy way to call it rent. You will never own a home in this country.
ITs brutal in some states like Texas that pretend to champion themselves as some sort of low tax oasis when they arent. Fuck Texas
Do you drive on the local roads? Do you have schools, fire departments, police, and parks? Who would pay for all that if not the people that live there?
@@Spielzeit85private companies could own those resources and charge tolls for them… Doesn’t have to be state owned and extorted with the threat of violence from the state.
Texas really needs to fix its property taxes. My house is $1600 and my taxes are 900.