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da_london_09 t1_j3wbgjc wrote

At (combined) $1800 a month (~21k a year) you're falling just barely above the US poverty guideline of ~18k a year for 2 people. I'm going to guess that you probably won't qualify for a 100k home loan, nor does it really leave you much wiggle room for utilities, food, and basic maintenance.

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[deleted] OP t1_j3wbn4f wrote

And most 100k houses in Pittsburgh are going to require a lot of maintenance unfortunately.

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[deleted] OP t1_j3wj1l5 wrote

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da_london_09 t1_j3wpyn9 wrote

Even w/o that, $1800 a month won't go very far. Gas, electric, and water are going to at up a good chunk of that.

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PGHENGR t1_j3wj0iq wrote

The $1800 a month is net though, the poverty line would be for gross income.

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