DTI caculation is your first step......
A FHA loan is 29% at the front end 4000 * .29 = 1160
A FHA Loan is 41% at the back end 4000 * .41 = 1640
This means you could have a loan of 1160.00 but since you have 1100 dollars in car payments you could only afford a home for 1640-1100 = 540.00
I understand you say that your husband makes a bonus every month of 800-1000 however this brings a couple of concerns.... this is a substantial amount of money that is not reported as income in your taxes, it can be very determintal once the underwriter looks into your W2's. It is also very hard to prove cash transactions unless you immediately deposit the money into a bank account around the same time every month, and the employer has proper documentation to prove these bonuses are part of your husbands steady income. However if we you the same caculations as before but add 1000 dollars to your income. You could than afford 950.00 a month. A FHA loan for 105,000 with 3% down and a 6.1% APR would be about 617.21 so depending on you property tax, home/PM insurance you might be above the DTI still.
I think the thing hurting you the most is the whopping 1100 dollar car or cars you have....
I hope this helps......
Message Edited by musiqdefunk on
05-05-2008 01:09 PMMessage Edited by musiqdefunk on
05-05-2008 01:11 PM
