If you're preparing a house for sale during this fall and coming winter, redesign the kitchen so it heat's up home buyer's emotions. Since the kitchen forms the center for family activities, most buyers say "yes" or "no" to a house right in front of the stove.

I'm sure you're heard this story. Friend helps friend buy house. Friend moves in and stays two weeks before moving out to live with girfriend. Friend stuck with payments and fixer. Except,

Question from reader: My bank turned down my loan to buy a house because of my credit. How do I fix my credit to buy a house?

Before you begin, make a real estate investing business plan for yourself. Fixing and flipping houses is only one way to make money investing in real estate. Make sure you either have plenty of cash or credit available to complete the project. Flipping Houses: Seven Tips for Beginning House Flippers

Question after home seller's teleseminar: Jeanette, you said that we need buyers to connect with our home and get them to look longer. How do you keep buyers looking at your home?

Email from reader: Jeanette, in your blog post "Conniving Agents" you told the story of what's happening to us. We advertised our home just to see what would happen and we got a bunch of calls from agents. How do we select the right agent?

Welcome to the first installment of a 1.5 hour interview with Dave Lindahl.

Today, I received this in a newsletter for real estate agents sharing how to make more money.

Question from reader: In flipping houses, what is the difference between distressed property and bargain property?

When you sell a home, appraisers use comparable market sales of local properties sold within the last six months to value your home. Some lenders require that the stated property value covers the mortgage amount plus their selling costs in case of foreclosure. For this reason, a sale may fall through if a home sells on the open market for more than the appraised value.