<prompt> Human: Im looking at moving and Im trying to figure out how much house I can afford. My current mortgage payment principal and interest only is 600. Id like to purchase my forever home but Im not sure its in the cards just yet.My annual salary is 143k and I have about 145k available for a down payment includes sale of my current house. I have no debt but am leasing a car I know, I know for 320.I plug these numbers into sites like Nerd Wallet and theyre saying I should be able to comfortably afford a 2700 mortgage payment P I only again. That seems ludicrous to me. I was thinking even bumping to 1500 would be pushing it.I know what I can afford varies by all of my other expenses and life style, but thats such a huge difference, Im wondering if Im doing something wrong and I logically should be able to afford 2,700.Not necessarily expecting a you can afford x, just want to talk this out with strangers on the internet.  <response>: I think if youre worried about a 1500 mortgage when you are making 143k... you need to re-evaluate where the rest of your money is going. I know people making 80k who pay that kind of mortgage easily. Thats like rent around here that single people in their 20s making 65k take on.That being said, keeping your expenses low is always good. Dont buy more house than you need. If youre happy with a 200k house, theres no reason to spend half a million. 