Main advice I have to offer is for you two is to only buy a house you can comfortably afford with 1 salary. That way if the unfortunate happens and one of you no longer has a job, you will be okay. Use the other salary to build up savings, investments, clear debts, etc. With the money built up over time then you can then possibly see about getting a bigger house down the road that you can still comfortably afford on 1 salary.