Can You Buy Your First House Solo? (Women Are Taking the Lead) - 479
How to Buy a Home: The #1 First Time Home Buyer Podcast
David Sidoni
4.8 • 891 Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Think buying a home alone is impossible in today’s market? This episode breaks down real stories from solo buyers who made it happen—using strategies most people (and even some pros) don’t know exist.
Buying your first home alone can feel out of reach, especially with today’s prices and confusion around the process. Many buyers assume they need more money, more help, or more time than they actually do. This episode shares real stories of solo buyers who overcame those beliefs using smart strategies and the right guidance. The result is a clear path showing that buying on your own is possible sooner and more affordably than most expect.
“As a single woman, I was able to do this on my own.” — Eve
Highlights
- Think you need a partner to afford your first home?
- What if your timeline to buy could shrink from years to months?
- Are you missing out on programs that could lower your upfront costs?
- How much are you overestimating what it really takes to buy solo?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for inviting me to do this. I'm happy to share and to be like, oh, yeah, as a single woman, I was able to do this on my own. |
| 0:08.8 | Do you hear that, fellas? Yeah. Guys, dudes, gentlemen, what's up? Independent women, solo buyers, they make up 25% of the first time homebuyers and you slacker dudes are only at 10%. |
| 0:21.8 | Now, most people believe that in today's market, it doesn't matter. |
| 0:25.5 | Nobody can afford to do this on their own without any help. |
| 0:29.0 | We've coached thousands who have done it. |
| 0:31.7 | And it's not some big secret special program. |
| 0:34.7 | It's the tried and trude first-time homebuyer techniques that I've been |
| 0:37.9 | sharing for decades that unfortunately are just not widely taught. You can do this. It's just that most |
| 0:44.7 | realtors and lenders, even they don't know how to explain these things to you. Because, well, |
| 0:50.2 | they were never taught about the first-time homebuyer basics. Gang, the real estate system, it's a mess, but you can beat it. |
| 0:57.9 | Solo buyers truly have a plethora of options, and today I'm going to share some of them with |
| 1:02.6 | you to get you some answers, some hope, and the exciting revelation that even if you have |
| 1:07.9 | no clue where to start, you can qualify to buy solo affordably in your best time frame. |
| 1:15.1 | And you don't have to figure out how to get there all by yourself. |
| 1:19.2 | Let's go. |
| 1:20.8 | How to Buy a Home Educates, Protects, and connects first-time home buyers |
| 1:24.0 | to qualified vetted realtors in their area, |
| 1:26.3 | whether you're looking for DIY information or step-by-step guidance. How to Buy a Home is the number one resource for first-time |
| 1:32.1 | home buyers. What's up? How to Buy a Homies? I'm David Sedone. We have three stories from three |
| 1:38.9 | totally different first-time homebuyers today. We got a 24-year-old female. She was curious about the process, |
| 1:45.0 | but she didn't want to be pressured if she asked a pro some questions. She had a three-year plan |
| 1:50.2 | ready to go. She was going to buy a home, and she just wanted someone to help her lay out the |
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