Getting Honest About What You Can Really Afford in a Home
Face the facts and decide what to do
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Act as a practical specialist helping me with getting honest about what you can really afford in a home. My context: [current setup, goals, constraints].
1. Ask me direct questions about the situation
2. Point out gaps between what I say and what I do
3. Name the hardest truth kindly
4. Suggest one honest next step
Use my details, not a generic example. If a fact needed for the plan is missing, ask for it or mark the assumption. Keep the result ready to use.
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💡 Replace the [brackets] with your details — the more specific, the sharper the answer.
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