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Listen Now https://firsttimehomebuyerschool.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/jenn-murphy.mp3 The Story “I have always dreamed of buying a home.” After their second daughter was born, Jenn and Ben decided it was time to buy their own home. After a lot of work, Jenn found their dream home and they bought it before Ben ever saw it in person! Living in Santa Barbara, they decided to move to Sacramento to be closer to family after their first daughter was born. The home search ran into a few dead ends before they found their dream home. Takeaway: Buying a house is a series of compromises. Bonus Tip: How to help your husband find a job in a new city. Subscribe to Future Episodes Google Play iTunes Stitcher # # #

Listen Now https://firsttimehomebuyerschool.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/bobbie-scopa.mp3 The Story This hilarious first home story from my great friend Bobbie Scopa reminds me how much the home buying process has changed over the years. Back in the day, professional home inspectors didn’t even exist. Bobbie’s story helps explain why the professional home inspection industry became a thing. Quotes “The pipe coming out of the wall has a flame about a foot long shooting out…” “We haven’t even left the kitchen yet!” And Bobbie gives you her first-time home buyer tips learned from buying a dozen homes over the years, “Buying a house is a series of compromises.” The podcast finishes with Bobbie telling you what it’s like to live on a boat in Portland. Subscribe to Future Episodes Google Play iTunes Stitcher All Episodes See a list of all “First Home Stories” podcast episodes. # # #

Listen Now https://firsttimehomebuyerschool.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/michael-leonard.mp3 The Story Michael’s timing was great when he bought his condo in 2015.  First, he learned a ton about personal finance, then he saved a ton and decided he was ready to buy a place. Things happened fast once his started visiting open houses. Michael gives you the play-by-play of his home buying and his adventures in personal finance education. First, he learned all about personal finance. He was prepared when a great condo hit the market. His biggest, unhappy surprise about buying his condo was… AND Michael will become a professional golfer this year! Here’s Michael’s blog post about buying his condo that I mentioned in the podcast. Subscribe to Future Episodes Google Play iTunes Stitcher Connect Website: InspireYourSuccess.com YouTube: Michael Leonard Twitter: @supamillennial All Episodes See a list of all “First Home Stories” podcast episodes. # # #

Listen Now https://firsttimehomebuyerschool.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/kristin-lavanway-part-3.mp3 The Story In part 3, Kristin sums up with her top tips for first-time home buyers. Kristin’s YouTube channel is at MeetKristin.com. How to find a good mortgage loan officer. How to find a good real estate agent. When to start looking for homes. And what it’s okay to do if you find a lot of problems with a house during the inspection period. Subscribe to Future Episodes Google Play iTunes Stitcher Connect Website: MeetKristin.com (goes to her YouTube channel) YouTube: youtube.com/user/klavanway Twitter: @RL8RGal All Episodes See a list of all “First Home Stories” podcast episodes. # # #

Listen Now https://firsttimehomebuyerschool.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/kristin-lavanway-part-2.mp3 The Story In part 2, Kristin finishes up the story of buying her first home and jumps into the story of buying her first home after divorce. The story takes a dramatic turn when it turns out Kristin bought the home at the top of the real estate bubble and she ended up getting foreclosed on. Listen to the whole episode to hear how Kristin made it through it all and how excited she is about her current home. Kristin buys a house a mile from her old house. But she bought it in June of 2006… the exact top of the real estate bubble. Soon Kristin was back on her feet after the foreclosure and a few years later she was back in the market to buy a home. Kristin talks about the great down payment assistance program she used to buy her current great home. At the end of the episode, Kristin explains the 203K loan she used to remodel her home immediately after she bought it. Subscribe to Future Episodes Google Play iTunes Stitcher Connect Website: MeetKristin.com (goes to her YouTube channel) YouTube: youtube.com/user/klavanway Twitter: @RL8RGal All Episodes See a list of all “First Home Stories” podcast episodes. # # #

Listen Now https://firsttimehomebuyerschool.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/kristin-lavanway-part-1.mp3 The Story Kristin had started her first job out of college as an engineer when she and her future husband decided to buy a house. In a story a lot of first-time home buyers will relate to, Kristin says she pretty much did everything wrong. But she did learn a lot about home improvements. Kristin sort of stumbled through the home buying process doing whatever her agent told her to do. She learned a lot about home repair. Kristin also learned that bordering a busy street makes the backyard less usable and is a ding on resale value. Subscribe to Future Episodes Google Play iTunes Stitcher Connect Website: MeetKristin.com (goes to her YouTube channel) YouTube: youtube.com/user/klavanway Twitter: @RL8RGal All Episodes See a list of all “First Home Stories” podcast episodes. # # #

Listen Now https://firsttimehomebuyerschool.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/mielke-interview-v2.mp3 The Story Chris Mielke is a former rocket scientist who found the whole home buying process confusing and unnecessarily complex and he had a lot of trouble finding a good real estate agent who was looking out for his best interest. Chris was getting a lot of bad information from friends and acquaintances about the home buying process. He tried two different friends from the gym who were also real estate agents but both wasted his time. After Chris finally found a great real estate agent, everything when quickly and smoothly for him. Subscribe to Future Episodes Google Play iTunes Stitcher All Episodes See a list of all “First Home Stories” podcast episodes. # # #

Listen Now https://firsttimehomebuyerschool.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/hayes-interview2-v2.mp3 The Story In his mid-20s, long before he became a personal finance blogger on making money, saving money and paying off debt, Deacon Hayes bought a condo with the idea of fixing it and flipping it. Unfortunately, his timing was bad. It was the top of the real estate bubble. He got a great price on his first home but a terrible mortgage and terrible timing. He learned the hard way how to find a good mortgage broker. Deacon went from buying 2 properties in his mid-20s with terrible mortgages and losing 1 to foreclosure, to buying his current home with 20% down and paying it down so fast it’ll be paid off in his 30s. Connect Twitter: @WellKeptWallet Website: WellKeptWallet.com Subscribe to Future Episodes Google Play iTunes Stitcher All Episodes See a list of all “First Home Stories” podcast episodes. # # #