Thinking about buying a house

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Hector a Maria have been married for almost one year now and are thinking about buying a house. Maria is an executive for a large, multi-national corporation with offices around the world. She has been told by her company that she will be transferred to a new location every three years. Hector is a car salesman and he is willing to move to wherever Maria gets transferred. Together they make $8,000 in gross monthly income and pay 40% in taxes and withholdings every month. Between them they have monthly payment of $400 in student loans and $700 in car loans, and their credit cards payments average $450 per month. They currently lease a luxury condo for $1,400 per month. They travel to Cancun every Christmas. Since they both work a lot of hours, they eat out at restaurants for most meals. They currently have nothing in savings but Hector's grandparents have said they will give them a 20% down payment for the new home.

They have found a very nice town house available for $200,000. Assuming a 20% down payment and a 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 6.65%, what will their PITI be? Annual property taxes are $2,400 and homeowner's insurance premium is $900 per year.

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