Bought last year (2022), dual income no kids wife and I cleared 140k last year, on the way to 175k. This is coming from having a 12 dollar an hour job back in 2017.

Taxes are fine here. People complain but go to Long Island and see what their crazy taxes get. We get a lot here.

Bought with 5% down on a 345k house. 5 bedroom 3 full bath. 2200 sqft. Lower Hartford County, halfway between my work and wife’s work. Little less than 2800 a month all said and done.

Edit: forgot to mention a lot of student loan debt from wife and myself. Plus CC debt and two cars yet to be paid off. We are house poor lmao. Lucky we don’t like doing anything. 2030 we will be filthy rich though. Lol