There is no point in wasting your time or theirs by overestimating your creditworthiness or the amount you can afford to invest into a new home.
Another way to avoid overestimating, is to calculate your basal metabolic rate and then use the Harris-Benedict equation to find your body's maximum caloric requirements.
Hosts should leave additional time to contact guests by telephone, asking for their response, and overestimating guests is a way to compensate for individuals who do not respond but still attend the party.
He appreciated, without overestimating, the value of England's insular position.