I agree with the sentiment. I bought at about 2X my salary with plenty of savings in the bank and a combination of bad luck and weather (Sandy) have required o

I agree with the sentiment. I bought at about 2X my salary with plenty of savings in the bank and a combination of bad luck and weather (Sandy) have required over 10% of the house value just in functional repairs in the last 2 years. If I had bought at 4-5X my salary and had the same issues completing the repairs would have been much more stressful or even impossible.