Everyone had heard the cautionary tale of someone else buying more house than they really should have. What the price breakdown of that looks like is going to defer depending on what your budget looks and as well as where you are looking to purchase the house itself. 

Remember that prices will be quite different depending on where you are putting your roots down, so once you have your budget together, don’t be surprised if you look in multiple areas and what’s in your budget yields quite different results. 

Take In The Bigger Picture

There’s going to be an amount you are paying to your lender and always keep in mind that your monthly payment doesn’t stop there. For those unfamiliar, that’s what you’ll see referred to as the principal of your loan. Unfortunately, it seems like the principal always brings their friends around.

Principal, with no pun intended, never seems to leave the house without their best friend called interest. The party doesn’t stop there either as taxes are going to come along too. What your property or real estate taxes look like will depend on exactly where the house will be. 

They can be quite expensive depending on where you live so do your proper research for each specific area you are considering. Someone you’ll want to make sure is on the guest list is insurance. What you’ll need also depends on the home itself and its location. 

It might be hard to stomach budgeting in one more thing, but you’ll sure be glad you have insurance in the off chance you need it. 

Look At Your Monthly Budget

You’ve been introduced to the bigger picture and what’s there to do with that information? Next, you’ll want to introduce it to your monthly budget. Some might get a little excited when they think about what they make and think that amount can go right into buying a house. 

If your situation, say you live with your parents still, calls for it then that might be the case but that’s not what things are going to look like for everyone. Even if that’s you, odds are you are still paying for some things throughout the month.

Think about your gym membership, your Netflix account, car payment, etc. Those are going to be taking away from the total house cost you might consider when only comparing it to your salary. Odds are, like the most of us, you are going to have your current rent payment all on top of anything else.

Run All The Numbers

Now that you’ve got everyone familiar with one another, bring them all together just so you can see exactly how far you can stretch the numbers and what kind of house that’s going to look like. Don’t feel like you are alone in all this either. 

Find yourself a house payment calculator and you’ll just be able to plug the numbers right into there so don’t stress yourself about having the correct math, just make sure you have the correct data to enter.