64 - Credit Tips For First Time Home Buyers From Jeanne Kelly, A Nationally Recognized Expert In Credit And FICO Credit Score
How to Buy a Home: The #1 First Time Home Buyer Podcast
David Sidoni
4.8 • 891 Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2021
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Are you a first-time buyer who would like to raise your credit score? Then, you’re in the right episode! Join credit pro Jeanne Kelly, an author, speaker, and general queen of all things credit, as she talks to host David Sidoni about tips to help you improve your credit score so you can get the best deal when looking to buy your first home. Sure, money is essential when buying your first home, but so is your credit since you're probably going to ask for a loan to buy that place. And those banks LOVE to give you money for a better rate when your FICO credit score assures them they will get paid back. So tune in to live your dream!
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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 | Hello, everybody. Today's topic is credit scores. Right here sitting in the studio, I can feel |
| 0:06.6 | collectively butt cheeks all over the world starting to pucker because I said the words, |
| 0:11.2 | credit scores. Here's what it is. Well, you don't know. It's going to freak you out. Anything that we |
| 0:17.0 | don't have any information on, it tends to be super scary. Bum ya out a little bit, be depressing. |
| 0:22.0 | But the more you know about anything, the less that you're going to fear it. |
| 0:25.9 | So, unpucker your butt cheeks, folks, because today we have a true credit pro |
| 0:31.3 | that is going to help you get in the know and crush your fears. |
| 0:49.8 | Music and crush your fears. Oh my gosh. |
| 0:50.8 | How to buy a homies. |
| 0:52.0 | That's the new name I've decided to call all of you, |
| 0:54.2 | whether you like it or not. I am so excited today. You guys know two years. I've been trying |
| 1:00.8 | to find you someone that really knows credit. I've got today, Jeannie Kelly, she's an author, |
| 1:07.6 | a speaker, a leading authority in all things credit. She's been on the Today Show featured in Huffington Post blogs. |
| 1:14.5 | She's written books on the subject, but most importantly, checked her out. |
| 1:18.6 | I listened to her. |
| 1:19.9 | Homegirl knows what she's talking about. |
| 1:22.1 | Jeannie, welcome today. |
| 1:23.7 | Thank you for having me, David. |
| 1:25.3 | I'm excited. |
| 1:26.7 | I can't tell you. |
| 1:27.3 | This is the number one thing that people who find my podcast are looking for. And probably one of the things is there's a misconception, kind of like with lawyers and car salesmen and need I say, realtors with credit specialists. So what's the difference between your company and everyone else who goes, |
| 1:45.8 | hey, I just decided to start helping people fix their credit? Well, I mean, healthy competition. |
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