If you've been writing off your property taxes on your federal income tax form every year, you may need to be more careful with your figures if the recommendations of a report are accepted and adopted into legislation by Congress. A congressional committee recently suggested that many homeowners have been deducting more property tax than they should from their taxes, which, according to the report, has been costing the government hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

If you read many of the real estate investment blogs and forums today, you'll find that a sizable number of people are really concerned about whether it's still possible to make significant amounts of money investing in real estate. It seems as if a fair number of folks have been frightened by headlines they read in the media about a burst in the real estate bubble, a downturn in prices, and the number of homes on the market. Is any of that doom-and-gloom talk true? Let’s examine some of the headlines to find out.

We've all been hearing a great deal about the concept of green building, but many people still don't have a good grasp at what the concept means in real life. Here are the basics when it comes to incorporating green building techniques into your home.

This second part of David Lindahl's teleseminar is on the 5 steps to financial freedom through Condo Conversion.

You've probably heard the news in the media: the real estate boom is slowing down. That's the bad news. The GOOD news is that owning real estate is still one of the safest and most cost effective forms of investment. That's been the case throughout history, and that will continue to be the case as long as people still need homes to live in.

"After I find a fixer, I make an offer, get it under contract and then find a hard money lender? Is this in the right order? I don't have any cash and went thru a real estate investing disaster already, so I'm leery as to how to go. Have credit cards and a HELOC, but afraid of putting my own home in danger. My credit score is good; should I get prequalified first?"

Question from reader: How do I fix my credit after filing bankruptcy to buy a house?

College educated baby boomers more likely to own second homes. Find out why vacation homes make a great investment.

Flipping Houses author and family to be featured on TLC's Flip That House. This episode will differ from other shows because the house flippers work on the property as a family and have been turning "doghouses" into "dollhouses" for thirty years using interior design strategies.

This first part of David Lindahl's teleseminar is on the 5 steps to financial freedom through Condo Conversion.