# What "standard multiple" did you use when buying a house? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 26, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-standard-multiple-did-you-use-when-buying-a-house/45679 "2008-03-26T12:51:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-standard-multiple-did-you-use-when-buying-a-house/45679/8 "2008-03-26T13:40:21Z")
i picked a number and will let the federal government decide if im right… i just usued what i have been paying in rent and added a little bit to find my ideal payment… Nicole makes significantly more then i do being an RN and has a lot less debt (just student loans and a car lease) but we are each paying half, but she has the ability to pay it all if need be and still be able to get by (bitch) in 2-6 months my salary will double and all will be good --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-standard-multiple-did-you-use-when-buying-a-house/45679)._