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What's going on, Dana?

Hi. So I am 29 years old, and I've been planning to purchase a home, but I'm planning to, like,

purchase it with my brother. So is it a smart idea to like have my brother as a co-owner

of the property? I mean, majority of the down payment is going to come from me and so is

mortgage. Yeah, no. Nope, nope, nope. How old did you say you were? I'm 29. 29. Okay.

Why can I just can I understand why why are you guys doing this together? What's the purpose

in your mind?

Um, we've been living together, um, like for like three years and we've been planning

to purchase a property. But why? Why is my question? Um, well, we just, we're like both single and we

don't know, like, we wanted to stop renting and we wanted to have like our own property.

So this is your way, you felt like you couldn't afford it separately. So you're doing it together.

Is that accurate?

Yes.

I think, I mean, personally, like with the current housing market, I don't think I can afford, like, the monthly mortgage.

Well, let's look at it.

What do you make every month?

What's your take-home pay do you make every, what do you make every month? What's your take home pay?

I make around, uh, around every month. Yeah. Yeah, around six, two hundred.

6,200? Yes. That's your take home pay. Okay. So what type of home are you trying to buy? Like, when you, when you say, here's what I need and you're realistic about what your needs are

and you're not going overboard, what does a cost, a home like that cost you in Los Angeles?

Because I know it's going to be expensive.

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