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Podcast: 7 common mistakes first home buyers make

How to navigate the purchase of your first property like a pro.

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You only get to buy your first property once. Better do it right!

In this episode of Pocket Money, we take a look at some of the common mistakes that people make when first jumping into the housing market.

To help us through the ins and outs of the first home buyer experience, we've invited our friend and property expert, Michael Yardney back to the studio. You can also find him on the popular Michael Yardney Podcast twice-weekly.

We discuss seven common mistakes that first-time buyers often make from research to finance, and we talk about how to manage the emotions of everything from the loan application to the auction.

This is the first episode in a two-part series about property buying mistakes. Subscribe now so you can get next week's episode, which is all about the things you should avoid as a property investor.

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Pocket Money is hosted by Sally McMullen and Marc Terrano. The show is produced by Franko Ali and Ankita Shetty. Editing and theme music from Brianna Ansaldo of Bamby Media.

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Sally McMullen was a creative content producer at Finder. Sally wrote about credit cards for almost 5 years, authoring almost 900 articles on Finder alone. She has also been published in Yahoo Finance, Dynamic Business, Financy and Mamamia, as well as Music Feeds and Rolling Stone. Sally has a Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies majoring in Journalism (Hons) from the University of Wollongong. See full bio

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