It Is Okay Not to Have a High-Paying Job to Buy a Home

Working as a mortgage broker in Palm Beach,

you notice that there

s a common idea floating around

that you need to be pulling in a massive

salary to even dream of buying a home.

It

s a conversation

I have with people all the time,

this feeling that if you

re not on some six-figure

income,

then home ownership is just

out of reach.

And I get why people feel that way.

The headlines can be pretty dramatic

and the general chatter often focuses

on property prices,

which can seem pretty daunting.

But I reckon that narrative,

while understandable,

doesn

t quite tell the whole story.

It

s a bit of a simplification

that can actually discourage

people who might

otherwise be perfectly capable

of getting into the market.

It sets up this idea that

there

s only one path to home ownership,

and if you

re not on it,

then you

re out of luck.

The truth is

a fair bit more nuanced than that.