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New Home Construction for First Time Homebuyers: Paul Sion

Closing Day - February 07, 2020 22:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
In this episode, we interview Paul Sian. Pual is a realtor and attorney based out of Cincinnati Ohio. We specifically talk about new home construction for first time homebuyers. How doe new home construction work for first time homebuyers and what to watch out for. We talk about having an attorne...

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Episode 15: David Sidoni: How To Buy a House

Closing Day - January 28, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
In this episode, we interview David Sidoni: known as the “How to Buy a Home Guy.” Certainly the perfect guest for Closing Day! We talk about the 20% rule and why it's more of a guideline than a rule in some cases. We debate Dave Ramsey's thoughts on real estate and we dive head first into the my...

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Episode 14: What You Can Learn from the Phoenix Market

Closing Day - January 28, 2020 17:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
We’re back with Closing Day! We sat down with Tia Moore, Realtor and owner of NextView home professionals. When are you ready to buy a house? What percentage of first-time homebuyers land 100% of their must-haves on their list, and what are the first steps, like step zero-one to getting started. ...

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How to Build Your First Time Homebuying Team: Chris Naro

Closing Day - January 02, 2020 23:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
We’re back with another episode of Closing Day featuring Chris Naro. Chris Naro is a realtor and Co-Founder of The Montana Real Estate Consultants. He’s in the business of helping people and he helps us understand why some markets take-off with high home prices and others cruise right along. We s...

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Episode 13: How to Build Your First Time Home Buying Team: Chris Naro

Closing Day - January 02, 2020 23:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
We’re back with another episode of Closing Day featuring Chris Naro. Chris Naro is a realtor and Co-Founder of The Montana Real Estate Consultants. He’s in the business of helping people and he helps us understand why some markets take-off with high home prices and others cruise right along. We s...

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Episode 12: First Time Homebuyer to Full Time Real Estate Investor with Matt Walker

Closing Day - December 17, 2019 23:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Welcome back to closing day! We took a break there from the end of season one to figure out what to do next. Our answer, bring in more experts to help make first time homebuyers confident savers, seekers and negotiators. And what better way to kick things off than with a real-estate investor. In...

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Recap of Season 1: 10 Things Every First Time Home Buyer Needs to Know

Closing Day - May 28, 2019 14:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Kassi and Kyle work together to recap all ten episodes from season one. They highlight the guests and major takeaways from each episode to create a comprehensive review of season one before jumping into season two! *Resources: * First-Time Home Buyer Programs By State (https://www.nerdwallet.com...

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Closing Day Podcast 10: Three Generations of Real Estate Knowledge

Closing Day - May 10, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the tenth episode of Closing Day, we talk all about the home selection process. Kyle interviews Julie Gardner, a realtor with ERA Lambros Real Estate here in Missoula, Montana where she helps individuals sell and buy both commercial and residential property. Julie is a third generation realtor...

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Closing Day Podcast 9: Home Loan Programs for All Shapes and Hourly Rates

Closing Day - May 07, 2019 18:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the ninth episode of Closing Day, we discuss downpayment assistance programs. Kyle interviews Dave Glaser, the President and CEO of MoFi here in Missoula, Montana where he helps make funding opportunties available to many people throughout the community, state and region. MoFi's program, HomeN...

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Closing Day Podcast 8: What's a Title and Should I Care?

Closing Day - May 06, 2019 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the eighth episode of Closing Day, we talk about title companies. Kyle interviews Nissa Liesz, the Business Development Professional at First American Title Company here in Missoula, Montana where she has experience in basically every roll within the company. Full of experience and knowledge ...

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Closing Day Podcast 7: Home Inspection: Just Do It!

Closing Day - May 03, 2019 19:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the seventh episode of Closing Day, we talk about home inspections. Kyle interviews Emmon Snyder, a home inspector from ES Ventures, INC. here in Missoula, Montana. With experience in both construction and insurance and as the owner of his own home inspection business, Emmon has a wealth of k...

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Closing Day Podcast 6: 30 Years to Life. The Mortgage Episode.

Closing Day - April 05, 2019 14:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the sixth episode of Closing Day, we discuss the difference between a lender and a broker and what happens after you make an offer. Kyle interviews Cathy Swofford, a broker at Missoula Mortgage where she helps people find the loan they need to get into a home. She is a vetern of the US Air For...

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Closing Day Podcast 5: Real Talk. Real Estate Agents.

Closing Day - March 26, 2019 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the fifth episode of Closing Day, we talk about what it looks like to work with a realtor! Kyle interviews Andrew Squires, a realistate advisor with Engel & Volkers Western Frontier here in Missoula. Andrew has a background in business, education, and real estate, all of which have given him a...

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Closing Day Podcast 4: Your New Best Friend: Loan Officers 101

Closing Day - March 13, 2019 16:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the fourth episode of Closing Day, we talk about what it looks like to work with your lender as closing day approaches. Kyle interviews Julie Lapham, a loan officer with Mann Mortgage here in Missoula, Montana. With over 20 years of experience as a loan officer, Julie is an advocate for a simp...

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Closing Day Podcast 3: Bills Bills Bills: How Much House Can I Afford

Closing Day - March 12, 2019 18:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On episode three of Closing Day, we address the process of choosing a lender and how to approach the financial piece of buying your first home all from a bank lender’s point of view. Kyle interviews Ronnie Stevens, a home lender at First Interstate Bank here in Missoula, Montana who has been work...

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Closing Day Podcast 2: 20% Say What?!

Closing Day - March 11, 2019 19:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the second episode of Closing Day, we tackle the topic of budgeting! Kyle interviews Katie Sadowski who teaches the Financial Fitness course at Homeword here in Missoula, Montana. Katie has a background in accounting and outdoor education, helping her become an excelent financial "quarterback"...

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Closing Day Podcast 1: Should I Just Rent for the Rest of My Life?

Closing Day - March 11, 2019 18:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the first episode of Closing Day, we tackle the question, “how do I know if I should rent or buy?” Kyle interviews Julie Pavlish, a homebuyer educator from Homeword here in Missoula, Montana where she teaches a HUD certified class for first time homebuyers. She has a background teaching financ...

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