There are two ways you can improve your DTI ratio — either by reducing your recurring debt, or by
increasing your gross monthly income.
Not exact matches
On a mortgage of $ 225,000 and a
gross income of $ 90,000, a one percentage point
increase would
increase monthly payments by $ 115, equivalent to 1.5 per cent of
income.
As I write this my wife is 5 months into the coaching program and has
increased her
monthly gross income by $ 2,376 / month on average since March.
Regardless of the actual education debt amount, negative feelings about education debt
increase as the percentage of
gross monthly income spent on education loan payments
increases.»
Also, if other personal debts exceed 8 percent of one's given
monthly gross income, this may
increase the salary needed to qualify.