Roby now takes your household income and filing status, and uses them to answer the questions a rent-vs-buy calculator actually should. • The Tax Break Reality Check: does the mortgage interest deduction actually lower your tax bill, or does the standard deduction win? • Required income, retirement room, back-end DTI headroom, and a job-loss reserve target tailored to your numbers. • The Glide Path: when a tight payment gets comfortable as income rises. • A second opinion against the stricter 25%-of-take-home rule. Plus 17 premium sections (up from 15).