What if: You are in the market for a new residential real estate property. It could be a condo, townhouse or single family home that would depend on what you can afford. Select you best choice of type of property and choose the area you want to buy the house in. Research real

estate agent listings, choose three properties and list them (copy paste the brief listings)

including the price. Calculate your monthly mortgage payments (you will have to choose the

type of loan), most financial websites have mortgage calculators. For taxes you can assume a 2% real estate rate. To check for affordability assume a gross salary of $100000.