45 - Listener Interview - How She Bought Her First Home With Little Down And Now Pays LESS Than Her Rent!
How to Buy a Home: The #1 First Time Home Buyer Podcast
David Sidoni
4.8 • 891 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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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 David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, to find a caring and experienced Realtor in her area that gave her fantastic service, almost a full year before they closed on their first home. And yes, it's bigger than their old rental by a LOT!
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David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
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| 0:00.0 | Today we hear directly from one listener who was sick of renting and living at the mercy of the landlord, |
| 0:05.1 | but she didn't know much about the process of buying her first home and had no clue where to start. |
| 0:09.8 | Sound familiar? Well, the story goes like this. This 25-year-old listener found the podcast, |
| 0:15.2 | reached out to me, got local unicorn realtor and lender guides who gave her a plan to follow step by step. |
| 0:21.5 | They helped educate her, fix some credit issues, showed her the real possibilities in her numbers, |
| 0:26.2 | and finally helped her and her husband purchase a home with only 3.5% down payment and a monthly |
| 0:33.4 | payment less than their rent. Let's get right to her story. |
| 0:38.3 | Hey everybody. Hey, everybody. |
| 0:55.3 | Well, this is super exciting. |
| 0:58.9 | I told you a little bit about Lenora, but now we're going to have an actual talk. |
| 1:00.7 | And I'm going to find out more about her. |
| 1:02.3 | So why don't you introduce yourself to everyone? |
| 1:04.2 | My name is Lenora. |
| 1:05.4 | I'm 25. |
| 1:06.3 | I'm married. |
| 1:09.1 | And me and my husband bought a house last year. |
| 1:10.8 | That's awesome. |
| 1:18.5 | Now, one of the things that those you guys out there who are thinking, oh, wow, she's 25 and bought a house, there's no way I'm going to be able to do that. |
| 1:20.1 | Well, sometimes it takes a little work. |
| 1:22.1 | Lenora, I went back and found our emails. |
| 1:25.8 | Do you know that we talked first, November 4th, 2019? |
| 1:29.2 | Yeah, almost a full year before we bought the house. |
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