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I'm actually an hour south of Newark in central Jersey I'm looking for advice.
What is the typical downpayment on a house hacking property in my area or how can I find out? I'm at about 100k in savings looking to start buying mid way through 2026 as I'll be at around 150-180k in savings i want to atleast hold on to 40k-50k still in saving and also will be a first time homebuyer so I qualify for a grant I think. My wife and I want to be able to put down 150k as a downpayment is that too much and should we just be looking to buy our main residence with that high a downpayment? Honestly we just want to afford the house we live in. Or start with house hacking which will afford us to eventually have our own home together before taxes and medical and so on we clear 200k a year. 🤔