Randy's Blog about Real Estate

I use Transaction Desk nearly every day at work.  It has proven to be an indispensable tool in my business.  Along with my laptop and blackberry, TD just makes it so easy to do forms, contracts, meetings and keep it all archived.  Emailing offers and counteroffers is a snap.  I know they cover qu...

My wife and I sometimes dream of moving out west.  I do so much traveling and hunting out there that we think it would be a great place to retire.  I've been looking for small acreage (10 ac. M/L), so I can raise and train my bird dogs, with a nice, small (3/2) home.  I used realtor.com but found...

I can now add "puppy midwife" to my name!  Actually, Bee is a perfect mom and did everything herself. We watched the last two being born and she didn't need our help at all.  So, we ended up with four healthy liver pups, Brittanies.  The one female and one male are already spoken for.  The other ...

This is a great time in the south!  The local Farmer's Market opened, the local U-Pick opened for strawberries, the local roadside stand opened up and our first local festival, the Pig Pickin' to help a local historical site, was last night.  Music, fellowship, talk to catch up on who's doing wha...

I have puppies on the way!  It will be like spring with new puppies and roses, green grass and sweet shrub- wow!  Now that the pollen is back within the "only extreme" levels and people can breathe again, it's fun to get outside again...   I haven't had pups in the house in years.  I swear, I'm m...

I just read the $8000 Tax Credit for first time buyers has been extended for certain Armed Forces Se rice Members!  That's good news!  Be sure and put the word out to returning or already returned veterans that have been deployed at least 90 days over the past year. 

If you are a service member who was serving out of the country for more than 90 days in the last year, the $8000 tax credit did NOT EXPIRE for you. Call me for details.

What did we do before the Internet?  Trust me, I'm not one who thinks the Internet is world-peace and happiness personified.  However, it sure makes Real Estate easier with all the web-based applications for forms and information.  I am very close to being virtually paperless.  I hope to have a p...

Twice now, in the past few weeks, I've been approached by clients searching for a home in this area.  Both told me to not bother looking in a certain county because they heard the taxes are too high.  Actually, I told them, the taxes in that county are LOWER, significantly, than the surrounding c...

I think I'll take a look at this technology.  I am very close to paperless right now....maybe this will push me over the edge!   RandyWe understand the importance of great customer service. With electronic signature from DocuSign, our subscribers save time and provide their clients with top-notch...