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Video--How Much Can You Afford?

Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, a former Wall Street Journal editor and author of "Your First Home: The Smart Way to Get It and Keep It," adds that going through a pre-approval process can be helpful

Anu and Michael, along with other young potential homebuyers have lots of questions about how how much home they can afford, how to make the mortgage process go more smoothly and how much debt they can safely take on to get the house of their dreams.

So they asked the experts during our What Works Now video discussion. For example, Samantha, who wants to buy a home in Calais, Maine, is intimidated by how long and complicated the mortgage process is. She wonders what she can do to speed things up?

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