Buying in a High-Cost Area – How Sam & Kristen Made It Work (INTERVIEW) - 321
How to Buy a Home
David Sidoni
4.8 • 859 Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Buying a home in an expensive market seems impossible—but Sam and Kristen did it while planning a wedding. In this episode, they reveal how they saved, strategized, and won their dream home in Long Island—without being the highest bid. With $40,000 down and wedding expenses on the horizon, Sam and Kristen weren’t sure homeownership was possible. After months of research, the right real estate team, and a few unexpected twists, they made it happen. They share why walking away from one deal saved them thousands, how they beat a higher offer, and the unexpected factor that helped them win their home.
Quote:
“We actually got outbid on this house… and the sellers still picked us. They saw us on the cameras, thought we were so cute, and wanted a nice couple to move in!” – Sam
Highlights:
• How they saved for a home—while paying for a wedding.
• Why walking away from their first house was the best decision.
• How they won their home—without being the highest offer.
• Why sellers sometimes choose buyers over money.
• The power of working with the right real estate team.
• How their dog Miles played a role in their home search.
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| 0:00.0 | You know, I've been helping first-time homebuyers for 20 years, and when I talk about how people |
| 0:05.1 | have actually been able to buy $750,000 homes in expensive areas like New York, they don't really |
| 0:11.7 | like to listen to me because it's just me telling them a story and they think I'm trying to sell them |
| 0:15.9 | something. So guess what? I've got the story from the actual buyers. This is a young couple that had $40,000 down. |
| 0:24.0 | They were getting ready to plan and pay for a wedding and they wanted to buy a house. Now, you |
| 0:29.6 | think that would be incredibly difficult, but with the right team, they figured out how to get |
| 0:35.0 | a beautiful Hallmark Channel story ending. |
| 0:39.3 | It's incredible, and they pulled it off, |
| 0:42.3 | not just for them, but for their dog miles too. |
| 0:45.6 | Let's hear what they have to say. |
| 0:47.8 | How to Buy a Home Educates, Protects, |
| 0:50.0 | and connects first-time home buyers to qualify bedded realtors in their area, |
| 0:53.6 | whether you're looking for DIY information or step-by-step guidance. |
| 0:57.2 | How to buy a home is the number one resource for first-time home buyers. |
| 1:01.8 | What's happening? |
| 1:02.7 | Homies, I'm super stoked today. |
| 1:04.9 | This is a great one. |
| 1:05.8 | I get a lot of people that say to me all the time, |
| 1:08.2 | David, that's great you had those people on the podcast, |
| 1:10.7 | but we're in an HCL. say to me all the time, David, that's great. You had those people on the podcast, but, you know, |
| 1:11.7 | we're in an HCL. That's a thing on Reddit, high cost of living. So I've got an interview |
| 1:19.3 | with someone. This is Sam and Kristen who called me, well, they reached out to me online, |
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