First Time Homebuyer: "The Freak in the Sheets" - Buying with an Aerospace Engineer (INTERVIEW) - 467
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David Sidoni
4.8 • 891 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
A first-time buyer shares the exact mindset shift and lessons that took him from renting with no plan to confidently owning his first home.
Cole went from renting with no direction to buying his first home at 29. In this episode, he explains how education, the right realtor, and a shift in thinking about rent vs. ownership changed everything.
This is a real look at what first-time buyers don’t know—and how learning the process turns uncertainty into confidence.
“All your money goes poof when you’re renting.” - Cole, Aerospace Engineer & First Time Homebuyer 2026
Highlights
- What mindset shift helped turn renting into a long-term strategy?
- Why is the right realtor the most important part of the process?
- What should first-time buyers learn during the home inspection?
- What fears show up after closing—and how do you handle them?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to another interview with a recent successful first-time home buyer. |
| 0:04.8 | This is Cole, who tells the story of himself and his fiancé. |
| 0:07.8 | They're both 29 years old. |
| 0:09.5 | And it's actually not the first time that he's told us the story due to technical difficulties. |
| 0:13.4 | This will be the second time, which means we get to go really deep into everything that went through their process. |
| 0:20.3 | The entire home buying journey from the |
| 0:22.6 | beginning planning to really digging in and knowing their numbers, deciding whether or not |
| 0:28.1 | they should both be on the loan, one of those things that is really important to figure out, |
| 0:32.1 | are you going to buy it with your partner or is one of you going to buy it solo? |
| 0:35.4 | He also talked about negotiations, multiple offers, home inspections, and so, so much more. |
| 0:40.3 | But one of the things I think you're really going to like about this is getting the full story behind |
| 0:45.1 | why Cole's friends gave him the nickname, The Freak in the Sheets. |
| 0:49.8 | Storytime. |
| 0:51.3 | How to buy a home educates, protects, and connects first-time home buyers to qualify vetted realtors in their area, 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 home buyers. What's happening, homies? Welcome into the show. Now, you might not know this. Actually, I'm sure you don't know this. This is an interview episode, but it's the second time we're doing it because, you know, technology. |
| 1:16.6 | But I'm really excited about it because we had such a great conversation. This is Cole who bought a home in Utah. |
| 1:24.8 | And they closed on his human, his fiancee, Cole's 29. It was a $422,000 home. They closed on February |
| 1:33.1 | 9th. And we're talking today, and it's the middle of March. Cole, welcome back to the program. |
| 1:40.1 | Nice to have you again. Hey, David, I'm glad to be here. Round two, looking forward to it. |
| 1:46.3 | Sorry about the technical issues. |
| 1:48.6 | No problem, man. |
| 1:49.7 | I'm actually shocked. |
| 1:51.0 | You know, I reach out to random people in a new home with new internet that it goes so well all the time. |
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