How to Buy a Home: The #1 First Time Home Buyer Podcast

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Mortgage Calculators are Lying to You (First Time Homebuyers Beware)

June 15, 2026

A mortgage calculator can show numbers, but it cannot tell you whether homeownership is truly possible for your life, goals, and budget.First-time buyers often use mortgage calculators as if they are financial advisors, but those tools only answer a tiny part of the homebuying question. This episode explains why online calculators miss key factors like credit strategy, debt-to-income ratio, down payment assistance, grants, lender credits, local programs, and long-term goals. Buyers learn why ...

First Time Homebuyer Tip: "Persistence Pays Off" (INTERVIEW)

June 12, 2026

A first-time homebuyer shares how patience, smart planning, and trust in his team helped him buy a home after four years of preparation.Buying a home does not always happen on the first offer or even in the first year. Matthew spent four years navigating career growth, changing life circumstances, rising home prices, and multiple failed transactions before purchasing his first home in New Jersey. In this episode, he explains why buying below his maximum approval amount, using a low down payme...

Special Episode: Selling Smart to Buy Your Forever Home

June 10, 2026

A homeowner shares how strategic planning, temporary renting, and a trusted real estate team helped transform a stressful sell-and-buy process into a successful move into a long-term home.Most How to Buy a Home stories focus on first-time buyers, but this special episode explores a challenge many homeowners eventually face: selling one home while searching for the next. Isaac shares how an eight-month home sale tested his patience, confidence, and financial planning. Instead of rushing into a...