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Your Home-Buying Command Center

Round Rock, TX

Readiness82/100

Readiness Snapshot

81/100

Financially ready to buy

Max purchase ≈ $462,000

Your Finances

Annual Income

$118,000

Stable W-2 · 2+ years

Monthly Debts

$410

DTI 6% of gross income

Savings on Hand

$38,500

≈ 12 months reserves

Credit Score

742

Very good tier

Score Breakdown

Affordability · 30%
84
Credit · 25%
90
Cash to Close · 25%
76
Debt Load · 15%
82
Income Stability · 5%
80

True monthly cost of ownership

Every dollar you'll actually pay each month at the Balanced tier — not just principal & interest.

Principal & interest$2,180
Property tax$480
Homeowners insurance$165
HOA$0
Utilities$240
Maintenance reserve$195

Total housing (PITI + HOA)

$2,825

All-in ownership

$3,260

Maintenance reserve estimated at 1% of home value annually.

Long-term equity projection · 30-year horizon

Your home equity could reach $360K by year 30

Equity Loan balance
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Home value · yr 30

$766K

Loan balance · yr 30

$407K

Equity · yr 30

$360K

Score Progress

Track readiness improvement over time

NestScore History

How readiness changed across 4 scans

Latest

82

+18

Ready

May 3Jun 14Jul 9Aug 3056657490Strong (75)

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Spending vs Affordability

Monthly cash flow against the numbers that qualify you

Monthly Income Allocation

Where each dollar of gross income goes — housing budget vs current spending

Max Housing$3,140
Current Debts$410
Savings Goal$1,200
Discretionary$5,083
Gross income / mo$9,833
Unallocated / surplus$0

Debt-to-Income vs Lender Limits

How monthly obligations stack against the 28% / 36% affordability ceilings

0%15%30%45%60%HousingHousing + Debts28% front36% back

Housing = max affordable PITI at the balanced tier; Housing + Debts adds existing monthly obligations. Lenders typically cap the back-end ratio at 36%.

Suggested Price Bands

Conservative

26% front-end

$380K

Balanced

30% front-end

$462K

Stretch

36% front-end

$498K

Cash to close (balanced)

$31K

Readiness Checklist

Credit score 620+
DTI under 43%
Cash to close saved
Stable income documented
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Market Pulse — TX

Median Price

$412,000

+2.4% YoY

Days on Market

38

More negotiating room

Months Supply

3.1

Balanced market

Market Temp

Balanced

Slightly favoring buyers

  • Median list price $412K — up 2.4% year-over-year.
  • Days on market averaging 38, giving buyers more negotiating room.
  • Months of supply at 3.1 — a balanced market.

Mortgage Rates

30-Year Fixed

6.85%

15-Year Fixed

6.12%

7/1 ARM

6.45%

FHA 30-Year

6.75%

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