Randy 's frugaL REaL EstATe Blog

The Fed Tax credit/rebate for buyers is a strong reason to be shopping now. As the clock winds down more real estate transaction traffic is going to cause some bottlenecks and trouble for some folks. My opinion is that this will end and not be extended again as the Congress is one Dem short now,...

Selling real estate is easy now with new and improved social media [marketing] tools right?  All you got to do is tweet a bunch of listings and keep hammering the suckers. No. And I know that you know that it's no. The New media driven world is far smaller. Your skills from the good old days, say...

One of the only ways to buy a home with little cash these days is available to Georgia buyers.  HUD is offering homes to owner occupants with only $100 downpayment.  Now in the real world you'll need a little more than that as the earnest money is going to still be $1,000 (only $500 on homes unde...

A quick look at your email box will find a folder of sent items. These are emails youve written, or replyed to, or forwarded down the line. Guess what. THis is great blog content. Questions youve answered are blog content. FAQs? write a blog post with a good answer with links and photos or videos...

I had a thought this morning when I was shown a OTO -One Time Offer frome a software site. You know what these are and internet marketers are frequently using them to try and 'save' business as it's leaving the site. Well this stuff actually works as many sales are made that whould have otherwise...

Podcasts are one of the best ways to learn social media, or any topic under the sun. You can even learn to podcasting by podcasts. You'll find thousands of podcasts on about any topic under the sun and most of them are totally free. If you have an iPhone and ITunes you'll find subscribing and dow...

I went to preview a HUD listing once the temperature in Atlanta climbed above freezing.  I was looking for a listing to feature in a video and chose to go the HUD route.  In GA we have more HUD owned properties than any other state and they are often a good option for buyers.  One of the main rea...

What a headline.  You sort of have to look at it dont you? I did. Let me explain. After my Christmas trip to NC, I returned to find a friend request in my Facebook account from an old college pal.  She was among my best friends who did everything posse-style back in the 70's. We all soon went our...

I think the Winter Wonderland song sould be held back for after Christmas,as the weather outside IS frightful.   I am in Atlanta where a dusting of snow shuts down everything and people flip their wigs.  If you tweet just follow #atlsnow or #snOMG and see the hysterical posts.  Speaking of which,...

On Janurary the 1st, as I sat around goofing off and playing on my Twitter account I notice a post from a reporter frind who referenced a story on iReport.com  As I checked it out I noticed that anyone can create an account and upload video reports to this CNN site, www.iReport.com   I immediate...