I would focus more on how much can you save for a down payment and how long will it take and mortgage calculations. Income itself means nothing because everyone spends their money differently. Make sure you can afford the monthly mortgage. We had to be extra frugal saving for the house just to get the money for down payment but easily afforded our monthly and could go back to our normal spending habits.

It kills me how limited the food options are down south. My in laws are there and we eat terribly all week when we visit unless my MIL cooks. No breakfast places that aren't waffle house, no sandwich shops, no good Italian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese food. Just fast food. So much fast food.

On the shoreline we just had the stomach bug go through our house. It sucked.