Latest First time buyer Podcast Episodes

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Zero Down Payment! Yup you read that right!

Let's Buy a House! - May 21, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Ok so although it's Zero Down Payment there are some **Stings Attached** (Of course)...  Here they are, so it's actually granted to you in the form of a 2nd mortgage which has no monthly payments and does not accrue interest and... does need to be paid back upon refinanc...

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Home Renovation Loans

Let's Buy a House! - February 16, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. What is a home renovation loan? Are they complicated? How can you get one and why do you need one? I answer all these questions about Home Renovations loans. They are surprisingly easier than I thought they would be. 

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A New Incentive to Help Buyers in Today's Market

Let's Buy a House! - November 17, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Listen in as there's a new program to help buyers reduce interest rates temporarily. This may help if buyer is then able to refinance when rates come down again. The kicker is that you need to go through a broker. Banks don't want to do this program, but a mortgage brok...

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Should you Buy a Home with the Rising Interest Rates

Let's Buy a House! - November 10, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Do you qualify and qualify comfortably with a monthly payment to buy a new house? With the rising interest rates, does it make sense to buy a home due to rising interest rates?  Learn about your debt-to-income ratio and if interest rates are driving house prices down.

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Interest Rates are Rising - And What to Do?

Let's Buy a House! - May 19, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Are you panicked over rising rates?  This may still be okay if you're trying to buy a house. There may not be as much competition for getting into the house you want. Instead of it being over-crowded with crazy offers, you now may be able to get the house you want.   Ye...

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How a Side Hustle Could Affect Your Home Buying

Let's Buy a House! - April 28, 2022 16:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. If you have a side hustle, do you know how to report that as income when buying a house? Listen in as we talk about what that means for your overall income. 

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FHA Loans get a Bad Rap!

Let's Buy a House! - April 14, 2022 07:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. FHA loans are not as bad as they seem. 

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Busting the 20% Down Payment Rule

Let's Buy a House! - March 31, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Did you know you may not need 20% down to buy a house? I can help you figure out just what you can get, how much down you need to pay, and more. Sometimes it's as little as 3%!

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Condo Lending - What You Need to Know

Let's Buy a House! - March 10, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. More questions are asked about the buildings that are new to condo loan applications. This is a good thing. Whether you want to buy or sell a condo, or if you're a realtor, it's important to do your homework.  It's a complicated process, which has become more complicat...

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Can You Buy a House with Student Loans?

Let's Buy a House! - February 24, 2022 09:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. You can buy a house even if you have student loans. Listen in as to how with proper documentation you can buy a home even if you still owe on student loans. 

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Action Creates Momentum

Let's Buy a House! - February 10, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Actions speak louder than thoughts.  Let's talk goals for 2022 and working through these goals one small step at a time starts to create the momentum you need to buy a house.

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Should I Wait for Home Prices to Come Down?

Let's Buy a House! - January 27, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Home prices do go down. But that doesn't mean they are going down now.  There is a demand for homes right now, and prices are likely to rise as well as interest rates rise. Listen in on what you can do if you were thinking of waiting for prices to come down.

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How to Buy a Home - What Documentation is Needed

Let's Buy a House! - January 13, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Listen in and take notes on what documents you need for buying a house.

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Self Employed Borrowers and Taxes

Let's Buy a House! - December 30, 2021 09:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. It's that time of year to start thinking about your taxes. Whether you pay quarterly or annually, if you are self-employed and looking to buy a new home, this tip is for you. 

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Getting Your Ducks in a Row for 2022

Let's Buy a House! - December 16, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Are you ready to buy a house in 2022? Listen in on what you should be thinking about now, and how you can spend your holidays and tax season getting ready to buy a house.

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Gifts for Home Buyers at Closing

Let's Buy a House! - December 02, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Learn what gifts you can get as a potential home buyer and how it can and should be delivered. 

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Are You a Weary First Time Home Buyer?

Let's Buy a House! - November 18, 2021 15:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This week I give you tips to hold strong to what you need to do to get into the home of your dreams. 

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Why Should I Buy a House - For My Young Peeps!

Let's Buy a House! - November 02, 2021 13:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This Episode is the initial conversation we should be having before even starting the qualification process.  This is the convo as to why it's a good idea to buy.  The conversation doesn't only touch on the obvious financial reasons why it's a good idea, this one goes a ...

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Why Should I Buy a House - For My Young Peeps!

Let's Buy a House! - November 02, 2021 13:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This Episode is the initial conversation we should be having before even starting the qualification process.  This is the convo as to why it's a good idea to buy.  The conversation doesn't only touch on the obvious financial reasons why it's a good idea, this one goes a little deeper into the em...

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How to put your house on the market

Home in Hindsight - October 25, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes
We've talked about buying a house and going through the motions, but what do you do if you want to sell it? We've put together a podcast on how to find the right estate agent, how to figure out what put it on for and how to make your home more appealing to potential buyers.  You can follow us o...

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Let's Buy a House - TRAILER Episode

Let's Buy a House! - October 20, 2021 00:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Let's Buy a House, The Podcast was born from my desire to help people who want to buy a home, but just don't know where to start. As an experienced Mortgage Broker I find myself answering the same questions many times to would be buyers and thought "why don't I create a podcast around those ques...

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Let's Buy a House - TRAILER Episode

Let's Buy a House! - October 20, 2021 00:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Let's Buy a House, The Podcast was born from my desire to help people who want to buy a home, but just don't know where to start. As an experienced Mortgage Broker I find myself answering the same questions many times to would be buyers and thought "why don't I create a ...

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What actually happens in the house buying process

Home in Hindsight - October 11, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes
There's so much to buying and selling houses that you don't get told about. There's  much going on but it's hard to know what to do and when. Who do you ask questions to and what questions should you ask? Here's a little guide on getting through it all. You can follow us on social media at: htt...

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How to find good tradespeople

Home in Hindsight - September 28, 2021 18:00 - 18 minutes
Whether you're needing a plumber, electrician, carpenter or general builder it can be difficult to know where to start. During our first year renovating our house we had a whole host of traders come in and not all were great. So we're here to give you the advice we wish we had when we were hirin...

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The design ideas we considered for our house

Home in Hindsight - September 13, 2021 23:00 - 20 minutes
This week we talk about all our ideas that we had when we first bought the home, from bi-foldable doors to a downstairs toilet and utility. Not all plans are made to come into fruition and in this episode we discuss those plans. Also big news, we will be moving to a fortnightly podcast rather t...

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Staying motivated while renovating a home

Home in Hindsight - September 06, 2021 23:00 - 16 minutes
This week we talk about how you can stay motivated to keep going on your DIY tasks and home renovations. You may have noticed that we weren't around last week - so sorry about that but we're back! You can follow us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/HomeInHindsight/ https://www.instag...

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Creating the space to renovate your house

Home in Hindsight - August 23, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes
Renovation work can be messy so it's important to create room for it. You don't want to ruin what you've already done or any of your possessions. This week we talk through what we did, what we should have done. Enjoy. You can follow us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/HomeInHindsigh...

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What not to do when painting walls

Home in Hindsight - August 16, 2021 23:00 - 20 minutes
This week it's all about painting. We talk about what tools to use and our favourite paints for walls, wood and other surfaces.  You can follow us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/HomeInHindsight/ https://www.instagram.com/HomeWithHugs/ If you have any questions or episode suggesti...

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Don't forget about flooring

Home in Hindsight - August 10, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes
This week it's all about flooring - laminate, carpet, floorboards levelling and more. The kitchen episode went down so well so we decided to do another focused topic. Flooring. It can be a struggle to figure out what you want but hopefully this will give you some pointers.  If you want to DIY it...

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How to pick flooring for your home

Home in Hindsight - August 10, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes
This week it's all about flooring - laminate, carpet, floorboards levelling and more. The kitchen episode went down so well so we decided to do another focused topic. Flooring. It can be a struggle to figure out what you want but hopefully this will give you some pointers.  If you want to DIY it...

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