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Most people don’t even THINK about trying to buy their first home because they think their monthly payment will skyrocket – maybe not. In this episode, learn how and why you don’t always need a 20% down payment to own a house. In fact, in today’s market, you can buy a home with 3.5% down payment, and often, your monthly payment is exactly what you already pay in rent. Discover the people who have listened, done it, and succeeded. Numbers aren’t always sexy, but they sure can be when they tell you you can stop renting and start owning!
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This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
Buying your first home requires a long list of preparation details. In the last part of this series, David Sidoni shows steps 22 and 23 to financially prepare yourself into buying your very first home. Understanding tax details, document preparation, balancing debt reductions, and savings are some of the key topics that he discusses. David also gives a recap of all the other steps for financial preparedness and gives emphasis on step 23 which is about the delicate balance between debt and savings. Moreover, David shows you his roadmap metaphor to explain values and figures related to homeownership and investments.
Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHome
Instagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcast
Tik Tok @HowToBuyAHome
This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
The mini-series on how to financially prepare to buy your first home continues with part VI, and this time, it is personal! Be ready for David Sidoni’s truth bombs about clever ways of coming up with your down payment and the tax benefits that you enjoy as a homeowner. He also shares tips on your personal finances to help you on the path to buying your first home. Today we get stories from real listeners who listened to the podcast and suddenly discovered that they could buy a home way earlier than they thought, and they did! We take lessons from their saga and also learn about private mortgage insurance, and how to beg for money from your family. Enjoy this episode!
Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHome
Instagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcast
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This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
Buying a home already has a lot of surprises on its own. How much more when it is your first time to do so? No home buyers, especially first-timers, are exempt from having to face hiccups in their home-buying journey. Fortunately, the How to Buy a Home Guy, David Sidoni, is here to help you overcome the obstacles coming your way. He digs deep in this episode into what to expect, what NOT to expect, and how to handle the difficult situations that may come up when you are trying to buy your first home.
Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHome
Instagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcast
Tik Tok @HowToBuyAHome
This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
This episode tells the story that could be your story. Host David Sidoni puts the spotlight on the story of Chris and Jacqueline, from Denver, Colorado who, just like everyone coming on this podcast, were looking for guidance to help them figure out how to buy their first home. There is so much in their journey to learn and be inspired from. This is the podcast’s first success story and David is excited to share with you what Chris and Jacqueline learned to finally become landlords themselves. Read on this inspiring story because you just might be next!
Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHome
Instagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcast
Tik Tok @HowToBuyAHome
This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home Guy, is back with part 5 of the series on how to financially prepare to buy your first home, a full financial guide for first time home buyers. This episode tackles the big question – how do my student loans affect my ability to buy my first house? This also addresses other concerns such as – will these huge student loans hinder me from ever buying my first home, or will I ever get out from under this gigantic debt? Don’t miss this episode for answers to these questions. Settle in and get ready to break down the numbers, and David’s answers might surprise you in a good way.
Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHome
Instagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcast
Tik Tok @HowToBuyAHome
This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
Get financially prepared to buy your first home. David Sidoni, your How to Buy a Home Guy, goes heavy into diversifying your retirement portfolio to finance your future. No, your home is not to be looked at as an investment like a day trader, but yes, you can use it to stabilize your long-term wealth. If you’re bored reading this, maybe this episode isn’t for you, but this is vegetables for your ears. Learn a great deal of very important information on funding your first home purchase from a guy who has seen it all.
Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHome
Instagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcast
Tik Tok @HowToBuyAHome
This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
In part 3 of this 4 part series, David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home Guy, tackles steps 8-15 on preparing first time home buyers financially. Figuring out if, when, and how you can buy a home can be mad confusing. You need a degree in finance just to understand it all, and yet everyone seems to be able to do it. So, are they doing it correctly? The answer, almost all of them are waiting far too long to learn these steps. Forget your high school and college econ classes because, unfortunately, nobody is teaching this stuff. Step in and get ready to be ahead of the curve!
Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHome
Instagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcast
Tik Tok @HowToBuyAHome
This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home Guy, has broken down the nineteen crucial financial steps for all first time home buyers – tips, tricks, pitfalls, and real free advice for anyone looking to make this giant undertaking seem a lot less overwhelming. This is part 2 in a four-part series that will guide you to the ultimate goal of getting your dream home and never dealing another landlord ever again! Too many real estate professionals want you to figure this all out on your own, and then come to them when you are ready. But how do you get ready, and where do you even start? Not here actually; part I is where you start, and then listen to this one, part 2, which are steps 2 to 7 of 19. Enjoy.
Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHome
Instagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcast
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This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
Buying a home is a dream. In this episode, David Sidoni advises on how you can be financially prepared to buy your very first home. As he discusses how setting goals can help you avoid overspending and getting yourself into a giant jam that you cannot get out of, he shares come some tips that you can use, starting with budgeting, commitment, and getting a real estate agent. He then introduces one of the nineteen things that can guide you towards financial preparedness in home buying. Read on and learn more of his extra useful tips for helping you get that dream house you believe you deserve.
Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHome
Instagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcast
Tik Tok @HowToBuyAHome
This podcast was created for YOU - to cut through the confusion and empower you to buy your first home. Let's change how the real estate industry treats first-timers, one buyer at a time- starting with YOU!
Visit our Resource Center to "Ask David" AND get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!
David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with over 18 years of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer.
Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!
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TRYING TO BUY YOUR FIRST HOME IN 2026? Start at Episode 500 for the 10 Steps to Buying a Home series, the #1 trusted resource for first-time homebuyers in the USA. Thousands of renters have used…
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2+ MILLION DOWNLOADS. 500+ EPISODES. 125+ REAL BUYER INTERVIEWS. The #1 podcast for first-time homebuyers in the nation since 2019, hosted by David Sidoni: a realtor since 2006 who left traditional brokerage to become a full-time consumer advocate for the buyers his industry ignores. Expert analysis, current market forecasts, and real success stories from renters who were exactly where you are.
OUR MISSION. Can I actually buy a house? How much do I need? Where do I even start? The real estate industry treats first-time buyers as an afterthought, handing them myths, bad advice, and dead ends. We hand you the opposite: real numbers, insider strategies, and proof that it works from people just like you. No hype. No sales pitch. Ever.
Homeownership is closer than you think. Let's get you there.

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