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I had $60k sitting in my account for my first house. I just closed at $265k. It's doable, but with a lead dev salary in NE Ohio. This is neither common nor rea
by fein 11y ago
I had $60k sitting in my account for my first house. I just closed at $265k.
It's doable, but with a lead dev salary in NE Ohio. This is neither common nor really acceptable, but I worked hard to save my money.
- irishcoffee 11y agoI close on the 30th actually in the baltimore/dc metro area. 265k cost-of-house, 20% down. I saved and saved and saved. It was very hard.
- fein 11y agoYep, this was effectively the culmination of saving as much as I could from graduation in dec 2011 to now. I'm pretty happy I managed to save this much, but it would not have been possible had I not been headhunted into what can only be called a dream job for a 28 year old from my area. My wife only makes around $20k/year, maybe less, so this is almost entirely coming out of my pocket.