I have always heard the loan should be 3x or less (so 100k salary = a 300k loan). Though that <i>was</i> back when interest rates were much higher and initially you would be paying mostly interest. Most people here are doing 5x or more.<p>As far as income, some engineers make 150k but then make close to another 150 due to bonus and RSUs.<p>The real question is will you make that for the next 30 years it takes to pay off the mortgage...