What a lender approves vs what you can comfortably afford.
These are two very different numbers — and the gap between them is where a lot of stress lives. Enter a few figures and see your likely lender maximum next to your Mountain-safe price, the one that leaves room to keep climbing.
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Questions people ask
Why is the lender's number so much higher?
Lenders approve based on ratios, not your life. They'll often stretch to about 43% of gross income going to debt. That can leave little for saving or fun — which is what the Mountain-safe number protects.
Is the Mountain-safe number a hard rule?
No — it's a guardrail, roughly 25% of gross income toward housing. The point is to choose your number on purpose instead of defaulting to the maximum.