How Much House Can We Afford? The Honest Way to Answer It
The number a lender will approve and the number you can live with are different. The gap between them is where people get in trouble.
Buying a Home as a Couple: Two Incomes, Two Credit Reports, One Loan
Two incomes usually carry more house. The part nobody mentions is that the weaker credit score tends to set the terms for both of you.
Using Wedding Gift Money for a Down Payment: The Rules Lenders Follow
If the card has money in it, do not deposit it yet. Read this first.
Just Married? Here Is the First-Year Plan to Buy Your First Home in Oregon
The couples who buy their first home without the panic are the ones who made a plan in the first year, not the ones who started looking the week they got tired of renting.