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Our Top 10 Home Buying Tips for 2025

Money Guy Show

Brian Preston, CPA, CFP®, PFS and Bo Hanson, CFA, CFP® | Fee-Only Fiduciary Advisors

Education, Retirement, Moneyadvice, Investing, Savingmoney, Personalfinance, Business

4.62.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Buying a home is not easy in 2025. We share practical tips to keep you grounded throughout the process. From building a dynamite team to guide you through the process to finding the right home for your future, we'll talk through everything you need to know for this massive financial decision. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jump start your journey with our FREE financial resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach your goals faster with our products⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the relationship to the next level: become a client⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on YouTube for early access and go beyond the podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on social media for more content⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bring confidence to your wealth building with simplified strategies from The Money Guy. Learn how to apply financial tactics that go beyond common sense and help you reach your money goals faster. Make your assets do the heavy lifting so you can quit worrying and start living a more fulfilled life. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NordVPN.com/MONEYGUY⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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slash UK slash AI for people. It's no secret. Buying a home can get complicated, but we want to make

0:35.0

it just a little simpler today. Brent, I am so excited about this because we know that buying a home can be one of the

0:42.0

most rewarding milestones on your financial journey, but we also know it can be one of the most

0:47.3

complex. So today, we're going to share some of those money guy insider tips to help you

0:52.6

measure twice, cut once, and buy a home that works

0:56.0

for you and your finances. With that, let's jump right in.

1:05.4

So we're going to jump into these 10 tips, Brian. The first one is so important. I think even in today's world, it gets missed often. And it is know your why. Yeah, these are unique times for buying a house. And I want people to know, we like homeownership. Sure. But I don't want you to feel like you have to have homeownership to build your great big, beautiful tomorrow. Yeah, I think so many people

1:28.2

tell you you have to be a homeowner, have to be a homeowner, have to be a homeowner. It's just

1:31.7

not true. It is indeed possible to build financial security, to build to financial independence,

1:37.4

even if you're just a renter. I mean, we even see a lot of our clients who opt to not be

1:42.7

homeowners as they enter into retirement, as they enter into

1:46.1

financial independence, because it gives flexibility. So don't let someone else tell you,

1:50.3

you have to buy a home in order to be able to move forward in your financial journey.

1:54.3

Yeah, I think if you want to know, because this is, it fits in perfectly with know your

1:58.2

why, this has to go beyond just the finances. This is like your life is going to benefit from actually homeownership.

2:05.8

And what I mean by this is if you want to set up roots in a community in a certain way.

2:10.6

Now, look, I've actually had a lot of people who've written comments that show say,

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