1. What can I afford??

2. What are the most significant monthly expenses
related to owning a home?
1. Mortgage
2. Property Taxes
3. Heating costs

3. Gross Debt Service Ratio
A general rule regarding how much of your
household income should go towards
household expenses.
Generally, house expenses should not
exceed 32% of your gross income.

4. monthly mortgage payment + monthly property taxes + heating x 100
Gross monthly income

5. Jeyson and Rochel have a gross monthly income of
$5680. Calculate their total affordable household
expenses.
$1817.60

6. If Jeyson and Rochel will pay $173.00 in property
tax, and $217.00 in heating costs what is their
maximum allowable mortgage payment?
$1427.60

7. If the best mortgage rate Jeyson and Rochel can
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get is 6.5%, for 25 years what is the largest
mortgage they can afford?
Use the chart in your resource book.

8. If Jeyson and Rochel have a downpayment of $30
000 to purchase their home what is the maximum
price they can afford?

9. Last assignment for this unit,
Assignment 6, ques. 1 ­ 5
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