<prompt> Human: Buying a 300k home, 500k below the average home cost here, will be almost half of my take home salary. I make 80k per year. Is the advice Im hearing from old wise real estate barrens advice for a different time? Are house prices still inflated? The numbers just dont make sense.  <response>: Old wise real estate barons may be retired, and hence have a low income. Having a low income says nothing about how much money you actually have. 