How to Buy a Home: The #1 First Time Home Buyer Podcast

In 2021, you already lost waiting to see if you buy your first home. Prices have been going up and homes have been appreciating since 2012, and in 2021, prices will have gone up 10-13% on average. So you just figured this out and assume a drop is coming, and you're going keep waiting. For many of you, bad move. Listen to the details on how this historic run will likely be more historic and you sho...

You may be in doubt to push through your plan of buying your first home. But you just have to research and realize that the rent you’re paying now is already slowing things down for you. Take action now and listen to this episode to learn how to balance debt and savings! This can be a HUGE help for some first time home buyers. It's a more advanced financial formula that helps first time buyers rai...

How the heck do you figure out how to buy a home in a city you have never lived in? In this episode, David Sidoni discusses how to move to another state.   Remote working is one thing, but remote home buying can be filled with obstacles. Listen to the real-life story of how John and Adrienne, How-to- Buy-A-Home-listeners, figured out how to buy their first home in Portland while they were liv...

You have to grab business opportunities that are available to you, whether you think it's hard or unattainable. Some of those are PMI, refinancing, and loan to value. How do these all work? In this episode, David Sidoni dives into an article about PMI and refinancing, telling tales of success stories from first-time buyers. However, this is not just an education on how they used PMI and refinancin...

Can you really own your own home at 24? Check out David Sidoni's guest, a first-time homebuyer who dumped her landlord and bought her own place. Madison hated her landlord because the apartment she was living in was messy and dirty. Plus, she felt she was throwing away her money in the trash. If you're a homeowner, you can easily turn your mortgage into a killer investment. If you want to find a p...

You may have experienced renting for far too long and end up missing out on different opportunities. Did you know that you could start the road to financial security much sooner and still live your own life? House hacks! New slang for some old tricks. If you are freaked out by the monthly payment of owning your place, here's a thought...don't pay it all. Renting all or part of your home can work,...

This podcast is called "How to Buy a Home." You know why you clicked here. If you’re planning to buy a house, you’ve come to the right place. Your host, David Sidoni, dives deep into the big question—how the hell do I buy a house, and when do I need to do it? There is lots of misinformation out there but don’t worry; it's not your fault! You should be frustrated because lots of real estate pros wo...

One of the most important parts of buying your first home is to choose the right captain of the ship. There are many captains who would just throw their crew overboard. You have to find the right one and those unicorns are hard to find. Finding a Realtor that has the experience, empathy, and compassion for you, the first-time homebuyer, is not as easy as it seems. Join your host, David Sidoni and...

For first-time home buyers, the list price is all the matters. That is the key and one of the biggest questions of the game. What if I told you, list prices don't matter and that realtors only want what benefits them and the seller. This is how the game works and you need to know how to beat it. Join your host, David Sidoni on how to know you're getting a good deal. Learn how to know the right pri...

What scares first-time homebuyers more than a housing bubble? Buying a home could be the largest financial transaction you'll ever make in your life. That's why you need to have a strong understanding of bubble home buying. In this fact-filled episode, David Sidoni presents figures and data you need to know to make an informed decision. Tune in and learn from the smartest minds in economics. So YO...

Are we in a housing bubble and is the bubble about to burst? While some are panicking, others are denying the collapse is coming, but where is the market really going? In this episode, David Sidoni takes a look at the data and tries to flesh out what is happening. We look at what causes a bubble and David also analyzes the factors that can influence the market. Listen in for a thought-provoking di...

2021 is MADNESS if you are trying to buy a home. Bidding wars are the norm, but they are anything but normal. As a first-time homebuyer, you may be confused enough already without this mess of a process happening. So in this episode, David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, gives you his insider tips on what's working in bidding wars, and what's killing your chances. Connect with me  to find...

Are you sick of renting and living at the mercy of landlords? Here is a testimonial from a real-life listener who used the podcast to plan for and buy her first home. She needed a year to plan, and thanks to getting the guidance she needed, she now owns a home and her monthly payment is less than her old rent...and no more landlords! Hear how she, her husband, and her cats used the guidance of Dav...

Time for another question of the week and this one is what lots of you have been asking. David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home Guy, gets to the heart of the big money question – how much money does it take to get a down payment? Are you wondering if you need 20% down? Would you like to hear about 10%, 5%, 3.5% or even ZERO money down to make your first home purchase? It may go against the grain of w...

Should first-time homebuyers focus on the price of the home or the monthly payments? Seems like a simple question, but David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, goes way beyond the simple concept of "think about the monthly, not the price." Taking the financial breakdown for first time homebuyers to a whole new level, this episode first explores how getting emotionally hung up and focused on the ho...

Aside from bringing the pandemic response to the next level, President Joe Biden is also on a mission to make housing more affordable to the public. With that in mind, Biden's $15,000 credit for first-time home buyers is now being readied to roll out. This week's Question of the Week answered by David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, is what is the deal with this credit? Who is eligible? How doe...

Here comes the second part of the discussion about the tips and techniques for the biggest moment for any first-time home buyer. After all, there are so many steps, tasks, and requirements, and you may be anxious about making an expensive mistake. David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, tackles one of the scariest moments for a first time home buyer—writing the offer to attempt to attain their dr...

It's a special new episode for the How to Buy a Home podcast with David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy - the Friday question of the week. Every week on Friday, David will be answering listener topical questions about how they can purchase their first home. This week, we dive into this one: "As a first time home buyer, if I can buy now in early 2021, should I buy now, or wait for the market to s...

One of the scariest moments for a first time home buyer is writing the offer to attempt to attain their dream home. On today’s show, David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, tackles this particular challenge. This episode is filled with tricks and tips, hacks and help, for the most nerve-racking event in any buyer's journey. What are the secrets on how much to offer, when to offer, what to say, fi...

Now that 2020 is over, is there any way to predict what is going to happen for first time home buyers in 2021? Nobody knows for sure, but David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, has done all the research for you. Listen in as David breaks down the forecasts of leading economists on where housing will go the year after, and continuing in, a global pandemic. This extended episode is full of importa...

It’s totally understandable for you to think like, “Who is this guy who keeps telling me what to do when buying my first house?” David Sidoni gets it; you need to hear about it from someone like you who has been there and done it. Well, aren’t you lucky for tuning in? Hear firsthand how listener Kyle bought not only his first home with the help of the podcast, but his second home in a matter of a...

Planning to buy your first home takes lots of planning around multiple variables. How does a first time home buyer know if they can make a purchase by the end of their current lease? David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home Guy, answers this question in this episode. Don't make this decision on your own. Get the facts and the hacks on how to maximize your first home purchase to save you the most money...

2020 SUCKED - the sequel! This is part 2 of the real-life stories from listeners of the How to Buy a Home Podcast, working their plan, and actually finding a way to buy a home in the midst of a global pandemic. David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, shares the actual adventures, trials and tribulations, and finally, some winning moments of listeners who found a way to make some lemonade out of t...

Despite the hardships and challenges of COVID-19, the real estate industry managed to get through it and even boomed in some areas. In fact, many home buyers were still able to find and purchase excellent properties amid the lockdown. To provide inspiration and guidance to those who want to do the same, David Sidoni shares real-life stories of his listeners who were able to make a successful home...

Buying a house is a lot easier said than done, even for those who seem to get it all together. In this episode, the How to Buy a Home Guy, David Sidoni, interviews two first-time homebuyers, Alvin and Ashley, to share their actual experience and some first-time buyer nuggets of wisdom. These two young adults from the hoods of LA got their stuff together, made a plan, and bought a $700,000 house. H...