Home stagers' high fees may be worth the investment. However, if you don't have the extra cash, there are simple was to get the staged home advantage without spending a lot of money.

Real estate investors have made money by buying unloved houses, fixing them up, and then selling them for years. It's not a new real estate investing method. But what if you live in an area where homes sit on the market and sell at less than full price? Can you still make money fixing houses under such market conditions?

Real estate lenders don't just consider your credit score when you apply for mortgage financing. Understanding your credit score helps you with this ONE part of your mortgage requirements.

Whether you want to make money investing in real estate by flipping or fixing houses, you need to understand your market. To get started in your real estate business, go house shopping. You'll soon learn how to pick up a flip or a fixer and be on your way to making a high return on your money.

Although you should always check with your tax advisor and attorney before you proceed, here are the basic steps to successfully exchanging a property under the 1031 guidelines.

Real estate people and economists may not like the term "slow-down." They prefer the term "normalization." However, whatever you choose to call it, the market seems to have slowed considerably from its frenzied pace of the last few years.

Typical home buyers rush through a home in three to four minutes. This gives them little time to connect emotionally with your home. If you can tempt home shoppers to spend more time looking at your home, they will begin to feel like they've invested time in your home. Plus, they may begin to daydream about where their possessions will go.

Jeanette Fisher teaches interior design secrets to top-dollar home sales and how to make money flipping houses.
Todays podcast featues an interview with Joe La-Keene-no co-founder of Money 4 Investors dot com
and a very successfull real estate investor.