293 - 72% of Homebuyers Had Regrets... Will you?
How to Buy a Home: The #1 First Time Home Buyer Podcast
David Sidoni
4.8 • 891 Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Shocked by the 72% of homebuyers with purchase regrets? David breaks down why closing costs surprise so many buyers and delivers a master class on avoiding the most common first-time buyer regrets - with the encouraging news that it's easier than you think to be in the savvy minority who buy with confidence.
Quote:
"In 2025, more than ever, you are going to need to know, not guess, what the closing cost estimates could be for you to become a homeowner."
Highlights:
- Could your home purchase regrets be prevented with the right knowledge months before house hunting?
- What if closing costs weren't a surprise - but an expected, manageable part of your homebuying journey?
- Is your real estate agent truly equipped to guide first-time buyers? (Hint: 47% of agents didn't sell a single home in 2020)
- Could you actually turn the "backwards mortgage payment" system into a 6-week financial advantage?
- How might being flexible with time and money get you a better deal on your home purchase?
Before continuing with this episode, listeners must complete:
- Episode 81: "Home Buying vs Closing Date Info and Love Letters" (March 22, 2022)
- Episode 87: "What to Expect at Closing on Your First Home Purchase" (April 19, 2022)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the show, homies. |
| 0:02.7 | In a recent survey, 72% of homebuyers said that they regretted things in their home purchase. |
| 0:08.3 | With 68% saying if they could do it over again, they would have made different decisions. |
| 0:13.6 | And 48% saying they were surprised by the closing costs. |
| 0:18.5 | Damn! Well, how do you avoid being one of these people? |
| 0:22.4 | Good news? |
| 0:23.2 | It's easier than you think. |
| 0:25.0 | Knowledge time. What's happening my hidal-by, homies? |
| 0:43.7 | David Sidoni here with another episode of the number one, first-time homebuyer podcast |
| 0:47.6 | in the entire world, rock and empowerment and education since 2019. |
| 0:52.4 | And we are careening towards our 300th episode. |
| 0:56.5 | This has been a super fun, epic journey. |
| 0:59.7 | And apparently, well, I'm not getting the message out to everyone who needs to hear it |
| 1:04.0 | since those stats at the top of the show. |
| 1:07.2 | Man, that tells me I've got lots of work to do. |
| 1:10.2 | I wish I could say that I was surprised by |
| 1:12.2 | those stats, but I'm, you know, if you listen to the show, you know I'm not. Confusion is much more |
| 1:17.9 | the norm than clarity for first-time homebuyers. And honestly, this breaks my heart to hear |
| 1:23.1 | about surveys like this. So let's do this. Let's make sure that you avoid the regrets. And be sure to |
| 1:30.0 | share this episode and spread the word to all your renting friends so they don't become another |
| 1:33.9 | disappointed statistic. All right. To start, I've got bad news, worse news, and then good news on the |
| 1:41.3 | whole closing cost regret thing. |
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