Many real estate market analysts' reports scare away beginning real estate investors. For instance, a recent study came to the conclusion that a significant number of America's housing markets are, in the words of the study itself, "extremely overvalued." Experienced investors know this negative report translates to good news in five ways:

A poll of potential buyers released March 1, 2006 by Maritz Research revealed that sellers ought to do more than just look after required maintenance before showing their home.

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Homes decorated for holiday celebrations speak to home shoppers. Not only do homes decked out with patriotic reinforcers make buyers feel connected to the community, the decorations make buyers feel like the home offers perfect entertaining opportunities.

It may not be a well-kept secret, but many fulltime real estate investors make their best profits by buying and fixing junker homes. My husband and I have been buying and reselling homes for many years, and although we now are shopping for properties in the half million dollar range, we started out like most successful investors--by buying junkers.

The term flipping seems to be everywhere nowadays, including in the titles of a number of television shows that have attracted loyal followings. That means lots of people are interested in buying houses and reselling them at a profit.

If you're making many offers, you might want to add this report to your arsenal. You can give a copy to your sellers or agents for negotiating power--(unless you're buying property in the areas where prices are undervalued). "New Study Finds a Number of Housing Markets Extremely Overvalued"

If you plan to finance real estate, either as a home buyer or an investor, avoiding these common credit mistakes will help you with your credit score and save you money in loan costs. 14 Common Credit Mistakes

According to a recent study by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies titled "State of the Nation's Housing," it appears that although the prices of homes won't increase at the giddy levels of the past few years, they shouldn't experience sharp declines.