They will not reveal it and they shouldn't try to encourage you to buy more than you're comfortable with.As for letting the seller know what you're qualified for, I'm going to disagree with a couple responses above.

For many different reasons.....some people will leave the industry, others will change their business model/goals, you may change your model/goals, true colors are revealed over time, and the list goes on.

Soon enough that deal will reveal itself and your life will surely change.  

This revealed that she intends to represent both buyer and seller, which is not an arrangement I'd be comfortable with. 

In any case, your bank balance would have revealed the whole truth to you in about a year or so.Once you've re-run your numbers, I'd love to know what your actual CoCR works out to be!

Many HR depts will only answer “yes so and so is currently employed” I don’t know any that would speculate about intentions of the company or reveal currently confidential information to any party.

An air pressure test can reveal this.We just assume there will be a few leaks and budget for it.

A call to the Realtor working for the lender, or the Bank's representative (prior to making the offer) would reveal the banks requirements regarding re-assignment.Is this situation USA-wide or just restricted to certain states?

Sorry your prepurchase inspection did not reveal this huge issue but you are stuck with it now.

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