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How to Buy a Home: #1 First Time Homebuyer Podcast

Trying to buy your first home in 2026? Get straight answers on affordability, down payments, mortgage rates and the housing market. Start at Episode 500 for the 10 Steps to Buying a Home series, the system thousands of renters have used to say goodbye to their landlord for good. It answers:

Can I actually buy a house? How much do I need? Where do I even start? Why does the real estate industry treat first-time buyers as an afterthought, handing them myths, bad advice, and dead ends? All of those answers, presented by a nationwide homebuying coach with 20+ years of expierence. We hand you: real numbers, real strategies, and proof that it works from people just like you. No hype. No sales pitch. Ever.

Visit HowtoBuyaHome.com/10Steps for the insider strategies first-time homebuyers need in today’s market.

2+ MILLION DOWNLOADS. 500+ EPISODES. 125+ REAL BUYER INTERVIEWS. Trusted by first-time homebuyers since 2019 and 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.

Homeownership is closer than you think. Follow the show and let’s get you there.

Copyright: © Copyright 2019-2022 HowtoBuyaHomeGuy, David Sidoni, All Rights Reserved

Latest Episodes:

49 - Should I Offer Over List Price To Get My Dream Home? How much? Aug 24, 2021

Show notes

For first-time home buyers, the list price is all the matters. That is the key and one of the biggest questions of the game. What if I told you, list prices don't matter and that realtors only want what benefits them and the seller. This is how the game works and you need to know how to beat it. Join your host, David Sidoni on how to know you're getting a good deal. Learn how to know the right price offer and what they will accept. In every market, there are facts and details that a first-time buyer HAS to understand before picking a price to offer, especially in a HOT market. Listen in the discussion to learn how to play the game, as David gets into the heads of the sellers.

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!

Ep. 48- Bubble Home Buying: What First-Time Homebuyers Need To Know Aug 17, 2021

Show notes

What scares first-time homebuyers more than a housing bubble? Buying a home could be the largest financial transaction you'll ever make in your life. That's why you need to have a strong understanding of bubble home buying. In this fact-filled episode, David Sidoni presents figures and data you need to know to make an informed decision. Tune in and learn from the smartest minds in economics. So YOU can navigate your financial future with ease. Listen to this episode before buying!

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!

47 - Is This A Housing Bubble Ready To Burst? Aug 13, 2021

Show notes

Are we in a housing bubble and is the bubble about to burst? While some are panicking, others are denying the collapse is coming, but where is the market really going? In this episode, David Sidoni takes a look at the data and tries to flesh out what is happening. We look at what causes a bubble and David also analyzes the factors that can influence the market. Listen in for a thought-provoking discussion on the market and the possibility of a bubble.

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!

46 – Bidding Wars! How To Win Them Mar 05, 2021

Show notes

2021 is MADNESS if you are trying to buy a home. Bidding wars are the norm, but they are anything but normal. As a first-time homebuyer, you may be confused enough already without this mess of a process happening. So in this episode, David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, gives you his insider tips on what's working in bidding wars, and what's killing your chances.

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!

45 - Listener Interview - How She Bought Her First Home With Little Down And Now Pays LESS Than Her Rent! Mar 03, 2021

Show notes

Are you sick of renting and living at the mercy of landlords? Here is a testimonial from a real-life listener who used the podcast to plan for and buy her first home. She needed a year to plan, and thanks to getting the guidance she needed, she now owns a home and her monthly payment is less than her old rent...and no more landlords! Hear how she, her husband, and her cats used the guidance of David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, to find a caring and experienced Realtor in her area that gave her fantastic service, almost a full year before they closed on their first home. And yes, it's bigger than their old rental by a LOT!

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!

44 – How Much Should A First Time Home Buyer Put Down? Question Of The Week Feb 26, 2021

Show notes

Time for another question of the week and this one is what lots of you have been asking. David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home Guy, gets to the heart of the big money question – how much money does it take to get a down payment? Are you wondering if you need 20% down? Would you like to hear about 10%, 5%, 3.5% or even ZERO money down to make your first home purchase? It may go against the grain of what you have been taught about mortgages all along, but the unique market attributes of the time we are in right now actually make lower down payment options feasible, if not preferable. All the answers, tips, tricks, and hacks are here in this jam-packed episode. Be warned, there may be some math ahead, but surely nothing you can’t handle.

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!

43 – Should First Time Homebuyers Focus On The Price Of The Home, Or The Monthly Payments? Feb 23, 2021

Show notes

Should first-time homebuyers focus on the price of the home or the monthly payments? Seems like a simple question, but David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, goes way beyond the simple concept of "think about the monthly, not the price." Taking the financial breakdown for first time homebuyers to a whole new level, this episode first explores how getting emotionally hung up and focused on the home price can paralyze would-be first-time homebuyers. David then gets deeper into the numbers to find the magic solution that could be just the crucial information long-time renters need to hear to help them see the value in making the change from renter to owner.

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!

42 - What's Up With Biden's $15,000 Credit For First-Time Home Buyers? Question Of The Week Feb 18, 2021

Show notes

Aside from bringing the pandemic response to the next level, President Joe Biden is also on a mission to make housing more affordable to the public. With that in mind, Biden's $15,000 credit for first-time home buyers is now being readied to roll out. This week's Question of the Week answered by David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, is what is the deal with this credit? Who is eligible? How does it work? When will it become a law? And what do you have to do to get your money? Furthermore, David explains why this proposed credit may conflict with the administration's democratic ideals and how it may impact the future's housing demands.

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!

41 - How To Write An Offer For Your First Home Purchase - PART 2 Feb 16, 2021

Show notes

Here comes the second part of the discussion about the tips and techniques for the biggest moment for any first-time home buyer. After all, there are so many steps, tasks, and requirements, and you may be anxious about making an expensive mistake. David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy, tackles one of the scariest moments for a first time home buyer—writing the offer to attempt to attain their dream home. This episode is filled with information for the most nerve-racking event in any buyer's journey. What are the secrets on how much to offer, when to offer, what to say, finding the little extras to make your offer stand out, and making sure you are getting the best deal?

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!

40 - Should I Buy My First Home Now, Or Wait? Question Of The Week Feb 12, 2021

Show notes

It's a special new episode for the How to Buy a Home podcast with David Sidoni, the How to Buy a Home guy - the Friday question of the week. Every week on Friday, David will be answering listener topical questions about how they can purchase their first home. This week, we dive into this one: "As a first time home buyer, if I can buy now in early 2021, should I buy now, or wait for the market to slow down, or even drop?" We go deep on the major factors influencing house pricing and why tenants should never let landlords exhaust their finances. Send your questions directly to David on Instagram @DavidSidoni, or Facebook message @HowtobuyHomeGuy.

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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