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Jacob Williams outside a Melbourne house, smiling towards the camera

Renting on two incomes and still told you need 20%?

Most couples I help in Melbourne’s west got in with a 5% deposit and somewhere between $35k and $100k saved. Run the 3-minute check and see where you two actually stand.

Run our borrowing check

Free. 3 minutes. No bank, no credit check.

Step 1 of 2

Roughly what could you two borrow?

Put in what you both earn and what you’ve saved, and I’ll email you a ballpark. Lenders can differ by $100k or more on the same couple, which is why the next step is getting your real number.

Put 0 if you’re buying on your own.

The limit on the card, not what you owe. Lenders assess the limit.

156

first home buyers settled

$52k

the median deposit they started with

67

of them bought in Werribee alone

“We’d been told by our bank we needed another two years of saving. Jacob showed us the 5% guarantee, we had our pre-approval in under three weeks and settled on a three-bedroom place in Tarneit. We’re paying less than we were in rent.”
A couple in their early 30s, both working, $58k saved.
Jacob Williams, mortgage broker, looking at the camera

I’m Jacob. I live in Yarraville and most of my clients buy within 20 minutes of my place.

I’ve helped over 150 first home buyers into their first place, most of them couples on two ordinary incomes who thought they were years away. I don’t work for a bank. I work for you, across 40-plus lenders, and I get paid by the lender you choose, so the check and the chat cost you nothing.

Jacob Williams, credit representative number 570865 of Alliance Financial Group Pty Ltd, Australian Credit Licence 390664.

The questions I get asked most

For most couples, no. Under the First Home Guarantee you can buy with 5% and skip lenders mortgage insurance, which is usually $15k to $30k on a Melbourne purchase. There are price caps and conditions, which is part of what I check for you.