<prompt> Human: Im hoping to start a house search in about 6 months. I live in Colorado and make 65,000 a year base potential for bonuses, but arent guaranteed and usually only a couple grand a year. Denver housing is a bit expensive, and the entry level houses I like seem to run about 325k am I crazy?. After health insurance, 401k 15 if I include my employer match, etc my take home is about 3500 a month. I also make about an additional average of 250 - 500 a month with a side hobby - but I wont include this in my income as it isnt stable and depends on how much free time I have to invest in it - this money usually gets tossed in to savings.My current budget looks like this:Rent: 1450Utilities trash, energy, gas, water 300Car insurance 150Gas: 100Prescriptions: 50Dog Stuff 50Household and Groceries 350Entertainment includes tv and internet 350Savings 500Misc. 200 this goes into savings if I dont need it - it is more of a buffer in case anything unexpected pops up. Savings:Emergency Fund 10,000Housing Fund: 80,000Debt:No Debt Car, student loans, and CC all paid off.Any way I could swing around 325k? Ill have about 5k more saved up by the time I start looking.  <response>: Wow nice to see you have 80k ready for the house! So depending on the house you buy - the mortgage will probably be higher than the rent because 325k plus property tax, plus possible HOA fees, plus property tax, plus homeowners insurance. Your utilities will probably be higher, just water will probably be over 100 a month whether you use any water or not because of bonds , your electric and gas utilities will probably be higher depending on how old the house is if insulation, windows, etc etc have been updated...Generally speaking, a 325k house will leave you house poor on a 65k income. 