How to Buy Your First Home | Scott Harris

Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for Families

Andy Hill

Investing, Business, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Buying your first home can feel overwhelming, especially in today’s market with rising prices and higher interest rates. In this episode, we sit down with real estate expert Scott Harris to break down how first-time buyers can move forward with confidence. Scott, founder of Magnetic Real Estate and author of The Pursuit of Home, shares why so many buyers feel stuck and how to overcome that fear with the right preparation and mindset. We discuss how to save for a down payment, get pre-approved, choose the right real estate agent, and navigate the emotional side of buying a home as a couple. If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines wondering when to buy or how to start, this episode will help you take your next step toward homeownership with clarity and confidence. RESOURCES Andy Hill's book Own Your Time The Pursuit of Home (Book) – Scott Harris’ guide to navigating the home buying journey. HOW WE MAKE MONEY + DISCLAIMER This show may contain affiliate links or links from our advertisers where we earn a commission, direct payment or products. Opinions are the creators alone. Information shared on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Marriage Kids and Money (www.marriagekidsandmoney.com) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. CREDITS Podcast Artwork: Liz Theresa Editor: Johnny Sohl Podcast Support: Andy Hill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by my new book, Own Your Time.
0:03.0	I wrote it for parents who are doing everything right on paper, but still feel stretched
0:07.1	thin.
0:07.9	Own your time gives you a clear path to take back control of your money, your work, and
0:12.4	your family time.
0:13.7	Find it on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
0:16.0	Own Your Time by Andy Hill.
0:19.4	When you completely short circuit all the money stuff and you just get down to the heart
0:23.5	of what's really important to you, often you realize, wait a minute, what I have now
0:28.8	isn't really what I want.
0:30.4	And you get down to that burning desire for something that's more.
0:33.8	And then it makes an opening where somebody might want to buy a home.
0:42.9	Yeah. and then it makes an opening where somebody might want to buy a home. This show is dedicated to helping you, strengthen your family tree and live financially free.
0:48.2	Welcome to the Marriage Kids and Money podcast, everybody.
0:50.2	This is Andy Hill.
0:51.8	And today we're talking about how to buy your first home. To help us on our mission to assist first time home buyers, I've invited Scott Harris to the show today. Scott is the founder of magnetic real estate and a two-decade veteran in the New York City residential real estate space. With more than $2 billion in sales under his belt, he works
1:12.9	with buyers and sellers, just like you, to bring your dreams to life through real estate.
1:18.4	His new book, which is a USA Today bestseller, is called The Pursuit of Home, a Real
1:23.8	Estate Guide to Achieving the American Dream, and that is out now. And when he's not
1:27.8	helping first-time homebuyers, he enjoys spending time with his family and participating in his
1:32.4	faith. Welcome to the show, Scott. And it's great to be here. Absolutely, man. Well, this is an
1:37.1	exciting time for first-time homebuyers. You and I were talking a little bit before the podcast
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